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WITH BREAKING NEWS. RIGHT NOW AT NOON, POLICE ACROSS IOWA ARE INVESTIGATING HOAX PHONE CALLS MAKING CLAIMS ABOUT SHOOTINGS INSIDE SCHOOLS. THOSE CALLS WERE RECEIVED BY DISPATCHERS ACROSS THE STATE FROM DES MOINES TO DAVENPORT BOONE TO CRESTON. ALL OF THOSE 911 CALLS FAKE. THOSE CALLS WERE ENOUGH TO GET THE ATTENTION OF GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS AND STATE SAFETY LEADERS. ����vlog AMANDA ROOKER JUST HEARD FROM THE GOVERNOR ON THIS SCARY MORNING FOR MANY IOWANS. AMANDA ALEX, THE GOVERNOR SAYS SHE’S BEEN TRACKING THIS SINCE THE FIRST CALLS CAME IN. SHE SAYS SHE’S SO GRATEFUL THAT IOWA’S KIDS ARE SAFE, BUT THAT IT HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL MORNING AS LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKED TO CONFIRM THAT THESE CALLS WERE FAKE. NOW, THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY COMMISSIONER STEVE BAN, SAYS THESE TYPES OF HOAX CALLS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT IT’S CRITICAL TO TAKE EVERY REPORT SERIOUSLY. THIS MORNING, HE CONFIRMED AT LEAST 30 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE WERE IMPACTED BY THE FAKE THREATS. THE DESIGN OF THIS HOAX IS TO CREATE CONFUSION AND CHAOS, TO SUCK UP LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES BY DRAWING A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE TO A SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO ACT THREAT. AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT’S REACTION TODAY WAS SWIFT AND EFFECTIVE, MAKING SURE TO KEEP IOWA’S SCHOOLS SAFE DOING JUST THAT. IT’S WHAT NO GOVERNOR, IT’S WHAT NO PARENT OR ANYBODY SUPERINTENDENT, TEACHERS, KIDS WANT TO HERE. AND WE’RE GRATEFUL. AND JUST SO THANKFUL THAT THAT’S WHAT IT WAS. NOW THEY’RE CALLING THIS HOAX TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED AND SAYS THE SOURCE OF ALL OF THESE CALLS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. LOCALLY, SOME OF THE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE THE CALLS INCLUDE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL IN DES MOINES AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN CRESTON AND BOONE. AGAIN, THOSE CALLS REPORTING SHOOTINGS, ALL HOAXES. THERE IS NO CURRENT THREAT TO IOWA KIDS SAFETY. ALEX YEAH, VERY SCARY MORNING, BUT AMANDA, THE GOVERNOR ORIGINALLY CALLED THIS NEWS CONFERENCE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON HER SCHOOL SAFETY BUREAU INITIATIVE. WHAT DID SHE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT? YEAH, ALEX, SHE SAYS IT WAS FOR TWO. IT’S A TIMING THING TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR SCHOOL SAFETY INITIATIVES IN IOWA. SHE’S BEEN WORKING ON THIS SCHOOL SAFETY BUREAU FOR MONTHS NOW, WORKING TO KEEP ALL IOWA SCHOOLS SAFE. TODAY, THEY LAUNCHED A NEW APP CALLED THE SAFE SCHOOLS APP. IT’S NEW FREE AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOLS, NONPUBLIC AND PUBLIC THROUGHOUT IOWA. AND IT ALLOWS STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS TO ANONYMOUSLY REPORT ANY SORTS OF THREATS ABOUT VIOLENCE OR ANY SORT OF THREATS TO SAFETY, TO TRY TO CATCH THINGS, POTENTIALLY THINGS LIKE THESE FAKE CALLS OR OTHER THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TRY TO PREVENT VIOLENCE BEFORE IT HAPPENS. YOU CAN FIND THAT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT APP AT THE SCHOOL SAFETY BUREAU’S WEBSITE ONLINE.