ORLANDO, Fla. – Several Viera-area schools went into a shelter-in-place on Tuesday, following a threatening phone call at Manatee Elementary.
According to a Brevard Public Schools spokesperson, police lifted the shelter-in-place at all schools Tuesday afternoon and determined the call was part of statewide “swatting” calls to schools.
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“Swatting” calls are fake threats made to schools that prompt law enforcement response, and possibly lockdowns, at the school’s campus.
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Brevard County Schools wasn’t the only district targeted on Tuesday. News 6 contacted other Central Florida school districts to see if they were affected by swatting calls.
Flagler County
“Nothing at this time.”
Flagler Schools
Lake County
“We received one of the calls at Groveland Elementary School this afternoon, causing the school to go on lockdown.”
Lake County Schools
Orange County
“OCPS schools have not been impacted.”
Orange County Public Schools
Osceola County
“We have not received any threats or swatting calls today.”
Osceola County School District
Marion County
“Marion County Public Schools is good… no such swatting calls today."
Marion County Public Schools
Seminole County
“We have not had any schools go into Code Yellow or Code Red. Geneva Elementary received the same call, and law enforcement determined it was the number involved in the hoax targeting schools and daycares. There have been no threats on our campuses.”
Seminole County Public Schools
Volusia County
“Volusia County Schools has had one school go into a brief “hold” this morning (approximately 10 minutes) due to a swatting call."
Volusia County Schools