Police say they have been responding to “swatting” calls at schools in multiple Maine communities.

On Tuesday morning, Maine State Police said multiple communities received threats of armed individuals on school campuses around the state.

State police say these calls were “swatting” incidents. Swatting is a hoax threat where someone fakes an emergency, like a shooting, to provoke an emergency response.

There is no known threat to students, staff or the public at this time, according to Maine State Police.

Bangor police say they responded to a swatting call at a local school. There is no emergency, and all students and faculty are safe.

Officials say South Portland High School is currently on lockdown as police investigate reports of an incident at the school. No one is harmed, and there is no indication of an actual threat. All South Portland schools are in secure mode as a precaution. The lockdown at the school is expected to be lifted shortly.

The South Portland Community Center, which is being used as a polling place, was also placed on lockdown, but that has since been lifted.

Sanford police say they received a similar call. They were able to quickly determine it was not credible, and voting at Sanford High School was not disrupted.

Scarborough police say they also responded to a reported threat at Scarborough High School. This is one of numerous reports of this type of incident being received across the state. Police are investigating the threat, and at this time, voting remains open.

MSAD 17 says Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School received an online threat on Tuesday morning. This threat turned out to be an incident of “swatting.” Officials say the threat came from the same IP address, which is from a foreign country and has been used in the past. The caller used the same narrative at every site. By 10:30 a.m., the incident commander declared an all-clear.

Officials in the Berwick and Bangor areas also received swatting calls.