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Mental health impacts following school shooting hoaxes are very real, Colorado therapist says

Dozen schools across state were subjected to suspected “swatting” pranks and other threats

Jim Moscou and his daughter Leah wait for news of his son, Austin, who was still inside Boulder High School, after an unconfirmed report of a person with a gun outside the school was called in on Feb. 22, 2023. "I am sick of this happening," said Moscou who arrived outside the school the moment he heard about a report of a possible active shooter in the area, which turned out to be unfounded. Boulder High School was one of about a dozen schools across the state that experienced so-called swatting incidents — when someone makes a call to police claiming an emergency and provides a real address, hoping to spur a major police response. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Jim Moscou and his daughter Leah wait for news of his son, Austin, who was still inside Boulder High School, after an unconfirmed report of a person with a gun outside the school was called in on Feb. 22, 2023. “I am sick of this happening,” said Moscou who arrived outside the school the moment he heard about a report of a possible active shooter in the area, which turned out to be unfounded. Boulder High School was one of about a dozen schools across the state that experienced so-called swatting incidents — when someone makes a call to police claiming an emergency and provides a real address, hoping to spur a major police response. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | ehernandez@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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While none of the threats materialized, in many cases, the terror that students, parents and staff felt was real and can result in very real mental health consequences, according to an expert and those impacted.
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