BROKEN BOW – Superintendent Darren Tobey has released a statement to the community of Broken Bow regarding the “swatting” hoaxes on schools across the state.
“There have been multiple reports of ‘hoax’ phone calls to law enforcement reporting a school shooting in many school districts today,” Tobey writes.
“Kearney, Hastings, and Grand Island, as well as other schools across the state, have received similar calls. A trend of hoax active shooter calls has been hitting 9-1-1 call centers this week.
The voice is typically a male of Middle Eastern descent and claims to be in a school building witnessing a shooting. All of these calls are unsubstantiated. BBPS and local law enforcement will investigate all threats per our standard protocol if we receive any threat, real or hoax.
All students and staff at the schools are safe. No learning has been disrupted, and business is operating as usual.”
