Police say various crisis lines in Maine received threats of armed individuals on multiple school campuses around the state, but authorities confirmed they were swatting incidents.

According to SAD 17 Superintendent Heather Manchester, the threat turned out to be an incident of 'swatting,' which is when someone makes a false report of a threat to get police to respond to a specific location.

Police say they have been responding to “swatting” calls at schools in multiple Maine communities. Swatting is a hoax threat where someone fakes some kind of emergency, like a shooting, that draws attention from law enforcement.

Police say various crisis lines in Maine received threats of armed individuals on multiple school campuses around the state, but authorities confirmed they were swatting incidents.