Bozeman High Evacuated After Hoax

Bozeman High School evacuated students and staff to the football stadium on Tuesday after office staff received a recorded bomb threat message. (nbcmontana.com) (kbzk.com) Gallatin County Dispatch got the report from school staff, and police said the message sounded like other recorded “swatting calls” schools have received before. (nbcmontana.com) (kbzk.com) Following district safety protocol, the school cleared the building and moved students and employees out while officers searched the campus. Police later said the school was safe after the sweep. (nbcmontana.com) (kbzk.com) The call was treated as a bomb threat first and a hoax second. That is standard for schools because a “swatting” report is a false emergency claim meant to trigger a large police response. (nbcmontana.com) Bozeman police said no explosive device was found, and KBZK reported students and staff returned to class after officers determined the threat was fake. (nbcmontana.com) (kbzk.com) The episode landed during a school day, turning a recorded message into an evacuation, a stadium relocation, and a full building search within hours. (kbzk.com) (nbcmontana.com) Police have not publicly identified a suspect or said where the recording originated. The investigation was still continuing in Tuesday’s public updates. (nbcmontana.com) By the end of the afternoon, the school was back in use and the threat had been reduced to what police described as another apparent swatting-style hoax. (nbcmontana.com) (kbzk.com)