LABETTE COUNTY —Law enforcement and school officials are investigating a swatting that disrupted schools across Kansas.
At about 1:30p.m. Wednesday, a man called the police department in Parsons and said he planned to shoot up the high school. Oswego High School and Ft Scott High School had similar threats.
Multiple Parsons Officers responded to the high school interior and perimeter. High school and USD 503 District staff were notified.
The Kansas Intelligence Fusion Center notified police in Parsons that multiple threats were being received statewide and that this appears to be a statewide swatting incident. State Fusion Center mission is to generate intelligence analysis critical for homeland security policy and relevant threat warning.
The Parsons High School, 3030 Morton Avenue in Parsons, was locked down. Students were later released to move between classes but to stay in the building.
Parsons police remained on site and will continue to check the schools. There’s no evidence of a real threat, according to the Parsons' police department.