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Social media threat made towards Provo area schools deemed not credible, but prompts increased police presence

By Curtis Booker - | Sep 18, 2025

Harrison Epstein, Daily Herald

The Timpview High School sign on the building's facade in Provo is shown on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Several schools in the Provo City School District will have increased security presence after police were alerted about online threats towards two high school campuses.

As a result, a planned assembly at Timpview High School has been postponed.

The Provo Police Department said on Wednesday they received a call from someone concerned about a social media post depicting what they say appeared to be a grim reaper and allegedly contained the phrases “Watch out Utah County” and “First stop Timpview High.”

According to police, the alleged threat was also made towards Provo High School.

Officers and detectives were able to locate the source of the post and determined that it was allegedly made by a juvenile, Provo police said in a press release on Thursday.

While officers don’t believe the threats are credible, they alerted school district officials about the matter and its subsequent investigation, the release noted.

The Provo City School District, not taking the alleged threat lightly, confirmed with the Daily Herald Thursday morning that a homecoming assembly that was set for later that afternoon had been pushed back out of an abundance of caution.

District officials made parents aware of the alleged threat, but assured that there is no active danger or threat to any schools.

All schools in the district are operating on normal schedules. However, Provo Police will continue to provide additional support throughout our district, and our school social workers are ready and available to work with students on our campuses,” the Provo City School District said in a statement.

Janna-Lee Holland, spokesperson for the Provo Police Department said there was increased officer presence at both Timpview and Provo High Schools Thursday morning to help ease fears among  students and staff that may have heard about the social media threat, but to also reassure them that investigators handled it quickly and have deemed it not credible.

“We appreciate the reporting party for seeing something and saying something, enabling us to quickly investigate the matter and bring it to a close,” Holland said in the release.

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