NEBRASKA -- Authorities across Nebraska have been reporting false reports of school shootings. 

The Nebraska State Patrol said they got the information Thursday morning about multiple 911 call centers across the state receiving false reports of school shootings. 

The NSP said there is no credible information that any such shooting has taken place in the state Thursday.

Earlier this week, the Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC), a division of the NSP, provided a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the state and the Nebraska Department of Education regarding a trend of “swatting” calls that had been reported in several other states this year.

These states reportedly include Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Texas, and Vermont.

NSP said that bulletin advised local agencies to be prepared in the event the calls target Nebraska schools, which is happening Thursday. 

There have been distinct similarities in the calls received by schools in other states, such as the use of VOIP technology to mask the caller’s identity and location, using or mocking a foreign accent, mispronouncing school or town names, and pretending that they are hiding inside the school themselves.

The NSP, Gov. Jim Pillen, the Nebraska Information Analysis Center, and the Nebraska Department of Education is holding a press conference, right now, regarding the swatting calls being placed to schools and communities across the state.