AUSTIN, Texas — AISD officials say their campuses are safe after multiple schools were placed in secure mode Wednesday morning.
According to the district, Austin High School, O. Henry Middle School, Kealing Middle School, Rosedale School, Hill Elementary School, and Casis Elementary School received emails with threats to each campus.
The district says they were later able to determine that the threatening emails were a result of swatting.
"Officers were able to identify the source of the threatening emails and determined the incident was a swatting exercise, which is a criminal act of reporting a false crime or emergency to provoke a response from police. Once officers determined our schools were safe, they lifted the Secure at approximately 10:30 a.m."
The district says during secure mode, all activities continue inside, but no one is allowed in or outside of the building.
An investigation is ongoing.