3 State College School District Buildings Put Under Shelter-in-Place After Swatting Call; Police Say Threat Not Credible

Three State College Area School District buildings were put under a shelter-in-place on Friday morning after a threatening phone call that police determined was not credible. Borough police believe the call to Mount Nittany Elementary School was a "swatting" incident, a hoax intended to elicit a large scale law enforcement response including a SWAT team, SCASD Superintendent Curtis Johnson wrote in a message to families. The elementary school, along with nearby Mount Nittany Middle School and the Panorama Village Administrative Center were put under a shelter-in-place, meaning students and staff could move freely within the buildings but no activities were permitted outside. Police planned to have an additional presence at schools throughout the district for the rest of the day "out of an abundance of caution," according to the department. "To be clear, we have no cause for concern at any of our buildings," Johnson wrote. A suspect has not yet been identified. Police ur