The Altoona Area School District enacted a stay-put alert Wednesday morning after receiving a bomb threat that was determined to be a hoax swatting call from California, said Paula Foreman, the district’s community relations director.

According to Foreman, the suspicious call was received about 9:43 a.m. and the alert was put into place by safety and security director Bill Pfeffer about 9:52 a.m. at all of the district’s buildings near the high school campus — that includes the Altoona Area High School, the Altoona Area Junior High School, Penn Lincoln Elementary, the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center and the Altoona Area Public Library.

Under a stay-put alert, classes and school operations resumed as normal, but no one was permitted to enter or leave those buildings until the school district’s police services had a chance to consult with the Altoona Police Department and vet the call, Foreman said, noting it was determined to be a swatting incident and the alert was lifted by about 10:58 a.m.

“That just gave local law enforcement and our police services an opportunity to vet the call, and it was determined to be a hoax swatting phone call,” Foreman said, noting the district sent a message to families to notify them of the situation.

Foreman said officials were able to determine the call was generated from California.

At the time the call came in, it was determined that a stay-put alert was the proper protocol to take, Foreman said, noting the safety of the district’s students and staff was not compromised during the situation.

Had there been a change in the determination of that call, the district was prepared to implement stronger safety protocols, Foreman said.

For the remainder of the day, Foreman said people may notice a more visible presence around the campus by both school district police and the Altoona Police Department.