(WSVN) – After the school district reported receiving hoax calls reporting a shooting at Miami Central High School, several parents were understandably anxious when it came time to collect their children from the school.
On Tuesday, just after 9 o’clock in the morning, officials got a call regarding a male adult shooter wearing body armour who was on the second floor of Miami Central High School, which is located at 1781 NW 95th St.
A mom named Shayna Anderson shared her experience by saying, “My child contacted me talking about code red 911.”
Eric Cummings, one of the parents, said that his child was “right in the classroom right there.”
After receiving swatting calls reporting active shooters at many campuses across South Florida, school administrators decided to shorten the length of the school day.
Anderson stated, “I was terrified for my life, so I had no choice but to come and pick up my child.”
“We were in class learning when they came on the announcement and said it was a code red, not a simulation,” said Talia Landingham, another student at the school. “It was a real emergency, not a drill.”
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There was a line of parents waiting to pick up their children outside of Miami Central High School.
It has been confirmed by Miami-Dade Schools that there was no active shooter and that the incident was actually a hoax that was reported at many schools.
A report of suspicious activity was also made to the Ronald Reagan Senior High School in Doral, which resulted in the school being placed under a lockdown with the code red while the authorities investigated the hoax.
Pembroke Pines police officers were also seen outside of West Broward High School, which is located at 500 NW 209th Ave. after another swatting call was placed there.
The lockdown was lifted after police conducted a search of the school and determined there was no danger there.
Other schools, including Boca Raton, Dillard, and Pompano Beach high schools, also reported incidences of students being swatted.
A swatting was also suspected by the authorities in connection with an incident that took place in September at the McArthur High School in Hollywood.
Cummings stated that activity is not something that takes place in a school environment.
According to statements made to 7News by Miami-Dade Public Schools and Broward Schools, the all-clear has been issued.
There has been yet another report of a swatting call coming from the Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines.
The call appears to have originated from a location outside of Miami-Dade County, as stated by the police.
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