AdvertisementFalse calls about active school shooters are rising. Behind them is a strange patternOctober 07, 2022Odette YouseffacebookEmailIn response to a false call about an active shooter, police and emergency workers descended on Robert Anderson Middle School in Anderson, South Carolina, on Oct. 5. Parents rushed to pick up their children, causing a traffic jam in front of the school. (Ken Ruinard/USA TODAY Network/Reuters)