As the new school year commences in Ohio, superintendents and students alike brace for the promise of education and the peril of an emerging disruptive threat, swatting. According to a report shared by CW Columbus, these hoax calls, a severe disturbance, and a hefty financial burden cost Ohio taxpayers over $17 million in the previous year. As numbers reveal, the impact touched the lives of approximately 391,000 students nationwide.