Reports show increase in swatting calls to schools in recent years
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Swatting is when a person makes a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to dispatch a large police force to a specific location.
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During the 2022-23 school year, the NASRO reported at least 174 instances of swatting calls. The instances happened in 43 states and the District of Columbia.
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