andrea zorbos is a clinical psychologist. she says the impact of swatting can be felt by teachers parents and students as well as by the wider community. it's something that doesn't just sort of go away when we know that the threat is over. it's something that sticks with us for a little while and while parents tell us they're thankful that no one was injured due to wednesday's false alarm. they worry we're swatting might take us next. i think that the worry is even stronger with these hoax calls because you fear that maybe the next time that something really is happening that perhaps they won't respond with such efficiency like they did today in south san francisco tim johns abc 7 news. and lieutenant kelly with the alameda county sheriff's office says his office believes today's calls are related to another series of calls from last month and that one person may be behind this. there are now several law enforcement agencies working on the investigation and we were sending out critical updates as these threats were unfolding