But some teachers were at the schools in Biloxi for training and professional development. According to the FBI, they’re often seen at the start of a new school year, or following a mass school shooting.Īll the South Mississippi schools named in Friday morning’s calls were out for fall break, and few people were on campus. The FBI is investigating a recent trend of swatting calls to high schools across the country where people make false reports of active shooters. Officials in Hancock County said they received a similar call about Hancock High School, describing the same scenario.Ĭalls with specific details and appearing to come from inside a school are hallmarks of swatting, and have been happening in several states. The call to Biloxi Police came in on the department’s non-emergency phone line and described there being an active shooter at Biloxi Junior High, and six students were down.
All the calls turned out to be false reports, and within an hour the schools were given the all clear by officials.
(WLOX) - Friday morning, authorities across Mississippi investigated reports of possible active shooters at schools, including schools in Biloxi, Moss Point, and Hancock and Pearl River counties.
