JACKSON HOLE WYO –
UPDATE (12:29pm): A two-hour delayed start was implemented today at Jackson Hole Middle School due to a bomb threat received overnight by district staff.
The incident was managed jointly by Teton County School District, Jackson Police Department and the Teton County Sheriff’s Office. More than 25 officers and personnel from the Jackson Police Department, Teton County Sheriff’s Office, Teton County Bomb Squad, and Lander Police Department and K9 bomb unit, TCSD personnel and support from Grand Teton National Park were involved.
Law enforcement, including a K9 unit, swept the school and student backpacks. No devices were found. Classes resumed shortly after 11:15am and remain on schedule for the rest of the day. The school was deemed safe for regular school activities.
All other TCSD schools remain on normal schedules. An active law enforcement investigation into the threat is still underway.
After receiving a threat on Jackson Hole Middle School late last night, TCSD and law enforcement authorities delayed the start of school this morning while they checked things out.
With the help of sweepers and sniffer dogs, local police are attempting to locate a bomb in the school. The Jackson Police Department and Teton County Sheriff’s Office are on-scene along with the Teton County Bomb Squad and the Lander Police Department.
No devices have been found. The building has been cleared for occupancy and it has been deemed safe to return to normal school operations 10:55am.
Investigation into the threat continues at this time. All other schools in the district are on normal schedules.
