Simms High School Receives Bomb Threat, Cascade County Sheriff’s Office Investigates

Law enforcement is responded to a serious bomb threat on Monday morning at Simms High School.

Everyone is safe, but police are working to get to the bottom of the situation.

Bomb Threat at Simms High School

Early Monday morning, Cascade County Sheriff's Office shared an alarming announcement about Simms High School.

"The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office has been notified of a possible bomb threat at Simms High School after the school received a voicemail regarding the threat," CCSO said in their statement.

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"Deputies are on scene and managing the response. All students are safe; there is no known threat to students at this time, and all parents have been notified."

Authorities explained they called in a bomb detection dog from Malmstrom Air Force Base "to assist with searching the school."

"We understand the concern this causes families. We will provide more information once the search is complete and the school has been cleared."

Simms High School Responds to Bomb Threat

Now, you never know in today's world but I have a hunch this was some sort of bad prank from one of the students; at least I hope that's all it is.

Simms officials, however, didn't take any chances.

"At approximately 7:00 a.m. today, the district office received a bomb threat by telephone," Simms officials said in a letter shared by CCSO, "District staff and administration acted swiftly to implement established safety protocols."

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"There is no threat to students or staff at Fort Shaw Elementary. Simms School has been evacuated, and all students and staff are safe. They are currently off campus on heated buses near the student parking lot."

Simms says parents and guardians are welcome to pick up their children for the day but they do intend on resuming "school operations once the building has been cleared and deemed safe."

I've reached out to Cascade County Sheriff's Office for comment and have not yet heard back, which is understandable given they're still sorting through information.

We'll provide any updates as we receive them.