PCSD 25 leaders send letter home, release new details after rifle is found on school property

The pursuing missive was sent to Pocatello Chubbuck School District 25 families and unit aft an unloaded firearm was found connected schoolhouse spot Thursday morning.

Dear PCSD 25 Families and Staff:

This morning, connected September 26, 2024, astatine astir 8:00 a.m., nan Pocatello Police Department responded to a study of a firearm recovered extracurricular nan tennis courts astatine Highland High School. Officers located an unloaded .22 caliber firearm nether a achromatic hoodie and instantly secured nan weapon. Additional officers were dispatched to nan schoolhouse and will stay connected field for nan long of nan day. At this time, nan investigation remains ongoing.

We understand that this business is profoundly unsettling. We want to reassure you that nan information of our learners and unit is our apical priority. After a thorough first assessment, rule enforcement wished location was nary nonstop threat to learners aliases unit to warrant a lockdown. The schoolhouse time continued arsenic planned, pinch accrued constabulary beingness to guarantee security. We admit nan responsiveness of HHS management and our rule enforcement partners to instantly reside these superior concerns.

From nan Pocatello Police Department:

• The firearm was unloaded erstwhile discovered and nary ammunition was present.
• At this time, nary fishy has been identified, but officers are actively investigating.
• Additional officers will proceed to beryllium coming astatine Highland High School to guarantee continued safety.
• As an other information precaution, a K-9 was utilized successful nan exterior and interior of nan school.

While this incident whitethorn origin concern, we judge it is basal that learners stay successful schoolhouse to proceed learning successful a safe, system environment. We are committed to maintaining a consciousness of normalcy for our learners and staff. Counselors and unit are disposable for immoderate students who whitethorn request further support.

We admit nan concerns from parents and nan community, and we will activity to supply transparency arsenic we person much information. The investigation is still successful its early stages, and while we must trust connected rule enforcement agencies to merchandise charismatic details, we are committed to keeping our learners and unit safe and informed. Rest assured, nan territory is taking each precaution to support a unafraid situation truthful that parents tin stay assured successful sending their children to school.

We will proceed to update you arsenic much accusation becomes available. In nan meantime, if you person immoderate contiguous concerns aliases questions, please do not hesitate to interaction your schoolhouse management aliases nan territory office.

We besides promote families and unit to please reappraisal nan “Safety Protocol Reminders” archive that was precocious published aliases sojourn www.sd25.us/safe-schools. We each play a domiciled successful keeping our communities safe. Together pinch our rule enforcement partners, including nan Pocatello Police Department, we promote parents to reenforce nan conception of “if you spot something, opportunity something” arsenic we proceed to activity together to support our schoolhouse communities safe.