Dear Boneville Jr. High Parents and Families,
We wanted to alert you to an issue that we have been investigating. Today, a student reported that they were shown a threatening social media post on the phone of another student. School administration and law enforcement quickly investigated this report and have determined that the threat is non-credible.
Regardless, we take every potential threat very seriously and appreciate the prompt response of our administrative team and police to investigate this matter. We will have extra police presence on our campus tomorrow as a precaution, but we want to reiterate that this was a non-credible threat.
Parents, incidents like this can cause significant disruption to student learning. We have seen multiple instances throughout our state of fake threats being posted in similar fashion to what we are seeing today. These incidents cause needless panic and concern for our students and their families. We respectfully request that if you are unable to monitor your child’s smartphone and social media use, that you restrict access to it. Schools and law enforcement do NOT have the ability to monitor thousands of student’s social media accounts. This is the responsibility of the parent or guardian.
The best security system we have continues to be the eyes and ears of our students who contact trusted adults when they see unsafe behavior or situations. Please remind your students that we need their help to keep our campus and community a safe place. They can anonymously report unsafe behavior using the SafeUT app on a mobile device or web, or contact our police department at (801) 481-7122 to report issues. As always, they can reach out to a teacher or administrator, or other trusted adult for help with any concerns.
Thanks for your patience and support as we work to keep our students and staff safe.
Sincerely,
Eric Bailey
Principal
