Wisconsin Schools Part of Nationwide "Swatting" Outbreak

Friday, October 21st, 2022 -- 11:00 AM

(Bob Hague, WRN) The Milwaukee office of the FBI says schools across Wisconsin were part of a nationwide “swatting” outbreak Thursday morning.

School districts across Wisconsin from Stevens Point to Portage, Merrill to Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Kenosha Green Bay, Oshkosh and Madison, all part of the nationwide swatting outbreak Thursday morning. Many schools went into active shooter protocols in response to the threats, none of which were deemed credible by the FBI and local law enforcement.

Schools across the state were part of a “swatting” outbreak on Thursday morning. Janesville schools Public Information Officer Patrick Gasper says the phony threats are a nationwide occurrence 

“And apparently, it's the Upper Midwest’s turn today. Schools across Wisconsin and communities across Wisconsin, their emergency dispatch centers have been receiving internet based calls from what I understand, reporting active shooter incidents in schools.”

“We want to be very clear these are hoax calls and there was not an active shooter incident happening at Craig. There was nobody in danger, there was no situation happening.”

Janesville Craig was just one of numerous Wisconsin schools impacted. The FBI and local law enforcement confirmed that none of the threats were credible.

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