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Nate Eaton

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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IDAHO FALLS — Police are investigating a suspicious letter an Idaho Falls woman says she received in the mail showing an AR-15 with the words, “Coming to a school near you?”

In a public Facebook post, the woman says her family received an envelope with their address on it containing the paper inside. The post has been shared 448 times since Wednesday night. EastIdahoNews.com has heard from dozens of patrons about the post.

“So far…their (sic) have been no other families that have received something similar so that is worrying us even more so!” she writes.

Idaho Falls School District 91 was notified about the letter and sent this message to parents Wednesday night:

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Idaho Falls School District 91 officials were notified late Wednesday about a suspicious postcard a D91 parent received in the mail. The postcard included a vague reference to a weapon at a school, but it did not include any specific threats against any specific schools or students.

The safety and security of students and staff in D91 is a top priority, and we take any perceived threat very seriously. The district is working closely with the Idaho Falls Police Department as they investigate this incident. The IFPD does not believe the postcard is connected to threats reported at Blackfoot High School.

In light of recent national events, we understand this is a difficult and stressful time so we wanted to share this information with parents. We will continue working with the Idaho Falls Police Department, and will provide additional updates as we receive them.

This is the latest in a series of threats eastern Idaho schools have received over the past few weeks. The latest occurred Wednesday in Blackfoot when a 14-year-old student was arrested after police say he made a gun threat. School leaders cancelled classes Thursday after receiving new information late Wednesday night that was concerning. That information turned out to not be viable.

Idaho Falls Police spokeswoman Holly Cook says they are investigating the threat, and have no reason to believe the postcard is fake.

At the request of the school, there is a police presence at Compass Academy Thursday.

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