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A wave of "swatting" swept through the Bay Area on Wednesday, a day after similar incidents in Florida, with classes disrupted and lockdowns ordered following a half dozen fabricated reports of active shooters at six different high schools.
Multiple Florida schools went into "secure" lockdowns on Tuesday as police responded to false calls of mass shootings and gunmen wearing body armor.
Over the last month, false active-shooter "swatting" calls have been provoking armed police responses to schools across Florida and the U.S.
The incident took place as schools across the country have been receiving hoax calls about active shooters.
The lockdown at Riverview High School was the result of multiple swatting incidents across the state.