The federal law enforcement agency previously provided Chalkboard News with a count of the total number of swatting incidents, which are reported by local law enforcement to a virtual command center.
"Swatting" is a type of hoax threat where a bad actor says there is an active threat in order to initiate a response from law enforcement officers. Typical swatting hoaxes at a school often involve telling police there is an active shooter or bomb threat.
While the FBI said it would “not be able to provide” Chalkboard with updated numbers, it sent a generic statement that it takes hoax threats “very seriously.”
