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TREMONTON — The Box Elder School District resumed in-person classes on Tuesday with extra police presence following a day of unrest prompted by several threats.
On Friday, the Tremonton Garland Police Department was notified about a drawing of a gun found in a bathroom stall at Bear River High School along with the caption "12/13/21." A photo of the etching was shared by students on social media.
Police on Sunday were alerted to a Snapchat message with a gun and another photo talking about an explosion. In one of the messages, someone had taken another person's photo and added a caption to make them look like they were connected to the threat, according to police.
Because of the threats, schools in the north end of the district conducted online learning on Monday, including all elementary schools, Harris Intermediate School, Bear River Middle School and Bear River High School.
By Monday afternoon, police announced that after serving search warrants and conducting many interviews, two students had been identified as being responsible and now faced potential criminal charges.
"It has been determined that the threats that were made were attempts at being funny, which were not funny," the police department stated.
"All Tremonton-Garland public schools have been searched with bomb-sniffing dogs and there was no indication of the presence of explosives," the department continued.
Police also stated that all of the schools in the district would have extra security in place on Tuesday.
The Box Elder district investigation came on the same day that Salt Lake City police were notified of a potential gun threat at West High School.
One student was booked into juvenile detention and two others questioned after a student allegedly stole a family member's gun and took it to school on Monday, according to police. Classes continued while the school went into lockdown.
Tuesday afternoon, Salt Lake police announced the stolen gun had been recovered, but offered no details about where it was found.
