ROCK SPRINGS — Class is back in session following what is being called a “safety precaution” at Rock Springs High School early Monday afternoon.

According to Sweetwater County School District No. 1, the high school was placed in a Secure, then later a Hold after information related to a possible threat was provided to the high school. The Rock Springs Police Department and Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office were called in to investigate the high school. Nearby Eastside Elementary School was also placed in a Secure due to its proximity to RSHS. According to the school district’s website, a Hold drill keeps students in a room or area to clear the halls, while a Secure drill locks the outside doors and prevents people from entering or exiting the building

Officers and deputies were observed walking around the high school with weapons drawn during the investigation. 

“If they did do that, that’s keeping with the level of threat they perceived it to be,” Phylicia Lukacik, the RSPD’s public information officer, told TRN Media.

The high school was reopened shortly before 1:30 p.m.

The district said there isn’t a credible threat to students and faculty following the investigation.