A large presence of law enforcement officers was reported at a Volusia County school on Thursday after receiving a “series of threat calls.” However, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies said the calls appeared to be hoaxes. The VCSO deputies made their way to Burns Science and Technology Charter School in Oak Hill after receiving calls suggesting a threat to the school.Upon arriving, deputies checked the campus but said nothing was found.This comes after multiple schools in Flagler County were targets of multiple threatening calls this week and put on lockdown.RELATED: Flagler County Sheriff’s Office working with FBI to make arrest in school ‘swatting’ callsFlagler County deputies said these also turned out to be hoaxes once they arrived.The Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said Thursday during a news conference that each call is a third-degree felony.
A large presence of law enforcement officers was reported at a Volusia County school on Thursday after receiving a “series of threat calls.”
However, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies said the calls appeared to be hoaxes.
The VCSO deputies made their way to Burns Science and Technology Charter School in Oak Hill after receiving calls suggesting a threat to the school.
Upon arriving, deputies checked the campus but said nothing was found.
This comes after multiple schools in Flagler County were targets of multiple threatening calls this week and put on lockdown.
RELATED: Flagler County Sheriff’s Office working with FBI to make arrest in school ‘swatting’ calls
Flagler County deputies said these also turned out to be hoaxes once they arrived.
The Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said Thursday during a news conference that each call is a third-degree felony.
