March 4th, 2025
JOINT NEWS RELEASE
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office
Bonneville School District #93
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a threat from a student at Sandcreek Middle School in Ammon. A report was made through dispatch yesterday evening of a student making threats over social media of bringing a gun to school. Idaho Falls Police Officers, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies, and Bonneville School District 93 staff Identified a Sandcreek Middle School student as the source of the threat. Deputies were able to locate the student and parents at their residence late last night and an investigation is in progress.
The student involved will not be attending school today and at this time there is no information indicating a further threat or issue that hasn’t been addressed. Sandcreek Middle School will operate on a normal schedule today and extra resources from the Sheriff’s Office will be appropriately on hand.
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies and School District 93 personnel wish to thank those who quickly reported the incident so early intervention could take place. Threats to schools are taken seriously, with District staff and Deputies working together utilizing guidelines from the National Threat Assessment Center to determine risk to students and appropriate action for continued safety. An important piece of that process is when parents and students report rumors, behavior, and suspicious activity in a timely manner.
Whenever anyone has information or concerns of a threat to schools, a report should be made immediately to your local Law Enforcement. Reports can also be made anonymously through East Idaho Crime Stoppers at www.IFcrime.org, the See Tell Now app on your mobile device or by going to d93.org/gethelp.
Ensuring that all students are safe at school is our most important responsibility. We are grateful for the support we have from the Bonneville County Sheriff to keep our students safe at school.
Sincerely,
Dr. Scott G Woolstenhulme
Superintendent of Schools
Bonneville Joint School District 93
Kent Patterson
Principal
Sandcreek Middle School
Sgt. Bryan Lovell
Public Information Officer
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office
