How to combat major spike in ‘swatting’ incidents in Northeast Ohio schools
WOIO: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, emphasized the severe impact of swatting incidents on schools. “These incidents traumatize students and staff, consume emergency resources and undermine safety,” Flannery said, highlighting the growing frequency of swatting and the urgent need for effective prevention measures.