Olympus High School evacuated, school released due to ‘non-credible’ safety threat

HOLLADAY, Utah (ABC4) — A high school in Holladay was evacuated after a “non-credible safety threat,” according to Granite School District. Students have been released, and school is canceled for the rest of the day.

Around 11 a.m. this morning, Granite School District

sent out an emergency notification that Olympus High School was being evacuated while law enforcement “investigated a situation.” The district clarified that everyone was “safe and accounted for” and asked parents not to come to the school during the initial investigation.

Just before noon, the district updated that law enforcement was investigating a “non-credible safety threat.” Students were moved into the LDS Seminary Building due to the weather. Granite School District said that the evacuation was a “precautionary measure to ensure student safety.”

At 12:16 p.m., school was released. The district stated that buses would go to the Olympus High School campus to bring home students who use district transportation.