Hoax calls reported in 28 Mass. school districts

BOSTON (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after hoax calls disrupted the school day in more than two dozen Massachusetts districts. Load Error M...

March 29, 2023
5:58 AM

BOSTON (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after hoax calls disrupted the school day in more than two dozen Massachusetts districts. Load Error Massachusetts State Police confirmed that schools in at least 28 districts received unfounded active shooter threats Tuesday, including Attleboro, Foxboro, Mansfield and Taunton. Several schools across the Bay State initiated shelter-in-place or lockdown protocols as a result, though all were lifted once officers determined the buildings were secure. The so-called 'swatting' calls came in one day after an actual school shooting in Nashville left six people dead, including three children.

Sarah Doiron