Active shooter reports recently hit the University of Tennessee, Villanova University, the University of South Carolina, and ...

Such hoax calls, often referred to as “swatting,” have becoming increasingly frequent in the U.S. in recent years.

From Kansas State University to Northern Arizona, students back on campus received alerts about violence in their midst that ...

Videos show UTC students barricading doors during an active shooter scare on August 21. Police later confirmed no threat and ...

Dozens of colleges and universities have recieved similar fake calls this month, including the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the University of South Carolina, Northern Arizona University, ...

A “cruel hoax” sent students sheltering into place on the first day of orientation after a false report of an active shooter, ...

Others are newly adult students with career and family dreams, and teachers or religious leaders who frequently become role ...