WEST POINT, Utah — Police were investigating an active bomb threat at West Point Junior High School, prompting the school to be evacuated Thursday afternoon. The school has been dismissed at its normal time, the school cleared with no bomb found.
At 1:45 p.m., a school resource officer at West Point Junior High was informed that a bomb threat had been made involving the school. All students and staff were able to safely leave the building.
All students were able to leave the building safely as officials continued their investigation. The students have since been dismissed from school following their normal schedule.
Several agencies were involved in clearing the school and conducting follow-up investigations.
According to Davis County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant John Gulley, the investigators were not able to find a bomb after sweeping the building.
“I think the way that the school district handled this, the way that the deputies who were here initially handled, they did everything right to protocol," he said. "With the most amount of information available.”
