Swatting and Bomb Threats

U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Throughout the country, schools, hospitals, businesses, places of worship, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to include U.S. government officials, journalists, celebrities, online gamers, and many others have increasingly been victims of swatting calls and hoax threats. These incidents cause fear and potentially dangerous interactions with law enforcement. Swatting calls and hoax threats are a daily occurrence, often come in clusters across the U.S., and are typically made to harass, intimidate, and/or retaliate against their intended target.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security – The “Anonymized Threat Response Guidance: A Toolkit for K-12 Schools” can help K-12 schools and law enforcement and community partners create tailored approaches to addressing anonymous threats of violence, including those received on social media.

CISA – Quick reference guide that provides K-12 leaders with pre-threat preparation, threat assessment considerations, staff response guidelines, and evacuation and shelter-in-place considerations.

CISA – Demonstrates the procedures you should follow during a bomb threat and will help you prepare and react appropriately.

CISA – Whether the bomb threat is made via phone, handwritten note, email, social media, or other means, the Bomb Threat Checklist provides instructions on how to respond to a bomb threat and a comprehensive list of information that will assist law enforcement in a bomb threat investigation.

KCSS – This checklist details emergency actions for school staff. 

KCSS – Completed by the person receiving the call.