More than 20 Illinois schools received fake active shooter calls, police say
Chicago’s Whitney Young High School was among the schools targeted by hoax calls Wednesday.
Responders have not identified actual threats as a result of these fake active shooter reports. But Illinois State Police say these so-called “swatting” incidents are targeting schools throughout the U.S.
Reset digs into why these threats are happening and how schools are responding.
GUEST: Sophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times wire reporter
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More than 20 Illinois schools received fake active shooter calls, police say
Chicago’s Whitney Young High School was among the schools targeted by hoax calls Wednesday.
Responders have not identified actual threats as a result of these fake active shooter reports. But Illinois State Police say these so-called “swatting” incidents are targeting schools throughout the U.S.
Reset digs into why these threats are happening and how schools are responding.
GUEST: Sophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times wire reporter
More From
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons