Social Media post of firearm referencing Thunder Ridge High School was a hoax

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — (Update 8:30 p.m.) The Bonneville County Sheriff and Bonneville Joint School District 93 sent a release about the post suggesting it was a hoax.

A part of the release read: "It appears that an anonymous Snapchat group titled ‘TRHS 2027” has been created by someone with no affiliation with the school or District. This group appears to be unmonitored without a specific owner of the group. A post was made to that group that depicted a screenshot of what appears to be a separate social media post with a picture of a firearm. The post included messaging between two people that inferred some level of violence “tomorrow.” The post also included text referencing staying home and asking if it was a joke. This afternoon, further posts were made on the “TRHS 2027” SnapChat group referencing “tomorrow at the school”. As with the original posts, no specific school, threat, or student was identified or connected to this information, and the nature of it was found to be similar to other hoax threats in other parts of the country.  

(9:37 a.m.) Bonneville School District 93 sent a letter to parents Wednesday morning, saying they received a report of a firearm image posted on social media referencing Thunder Ridge High School.

School officials notified Bonneville County Sheriff's Office to investigate.

"At this time, while we do not have any reason to believe that there is a credible threat to the safety of our students or staff members, we have asked the Sheriff's Office to deploy additional deputies to the school to monitor the situation," the letter stated. "The school is not in lockdown, but we are actively monitoring the safety of our students."

The letter was signed by the school principal Trent Dabell and District 93 Superintendent Dr. Scott Woolstenhulme.