Jackson school deemed safe after bomb threat hoax

JACKSON (WNE) — Summit Innovations School was targeted in an apparent statewide bomb threat hoax on Tuesday night.

Teton County School District learned of the hoax Wednesday morning after Summit received a call the prior night, according to Charlotte Reynolds, executive director of communications and district services. 

Summit, the valley’s public alternative high school, was the only school in the district impacted, she said.

Schools across Wyoming were targeted in the hoax. The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation confirmed that there were numerous schools threatened but didn’t have an exact count as of press time Wednesday.

“Out of an abundance of caution we worked with the Teton County Sheriff’s Office to do a search of the school before students arrived,” district staff told Summit families in an email Wednesday morning. “Nothing suspicious or out of the ordinary was found.”

The district continued with a normal school day for Summit students, Reynolds said, although staff increased law enforcement presence on campus. 

In the email, the district told parents that staff would remain in contact with state and local law enforcement as they investigate the hoax.

This is not the first time the district has been impacted by a hoax. Reynolds said over the last decade there have been multiple incidents, all ending with law enforcement confirming that schools were safe.

The Department of Homeland Security says that “swatting calls and hoax threats” have become a daily occurrence throughout the country for schools, hospitals, businesses and other organizations.

Other school districts and law enforcement agencies statewide handled their own threats on Wednesday morning. News outlets reported calls to schools in Carbon, Laramie, Park, Platte, Washakie counties and more.

In those cases, as with Summit, the buildings were swept and declared safe for students to return to for the day. Some school districts did decide to delay school until it was confirmed there was no threat.

This story was published on Jan. 29, 2026.