
Ontario High School The Latest Victim of Nationwide “Swatting” Incidents
Ontario High School has become the latest victim of "swatting," a term I was unfamiliar with until today. According to the dictionary, swatting means "making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to get large numbers of armed police officers to a certain address."
Swatting is against the law and is dangerous. If many emergency services go to a location because of a false report, they are unavailable for someone who may desperately need them. It is also costly, and in California, swatters are responsible for paying the entire cost, which is often over $10,000.
Tonight would be an excellent night to discuss these things with your junior high and high school students so that this behavior doesn't start in the Treasure Valley.
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