A juvenile male was in custody Tuesday night after a Ponderosa High School student allegedly brought an explosive device to school in their backpack, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
A school resource officer received a tip about a student bringing a device to the school south of Parker at around 9:28 a.m., the sheriff’s office said in a post on X.
The officer detained and isolated the student and found a suspicious device in their backpack.
Ponderosa High School was evacuated and searched by a bomb team and an explosive detection dog and no other devices were found, the sheriff’s office said. Students were allowed to return to class after the building was cleared at around 11:40 a.m.
Spokesperson Cocha Heyden declined to release further details about the device and said the case is still being investigated.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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