Schools
Swatting Incident At Phoenixville Area H.S., No Real Threat Discovered
Threats were made to the schools on Friday in an effort to draw a massive law enforcement response, officials said.
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — The all clear has been given at Phoenixville Area High School Friday after what school officials said was a swatting incident.
The nature of the threats made is not clear, but in a letter sent to the school community, the district said that it fit the definition of swatting, or "making an intentionally malicious prank call to trigger a response from emergency services and law enforcement."
The district restricted movement in certain buildings while police swept the campus to search for anything threatening.
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Police are continuing to investigate the threats in an attempt to discover who made the calls.
The district added that other swatting calls had been made in the area Friday, but exact locations are not yet known.
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