On Wednesday, Mountain Home High School went into lockdown due to a threat of violence from a member of the Mountain Home community toward a specific student. The school was notified of the threat by police after students and faculty were in the building.

Mountain Home Police Department said on Thursday that an active investigation to locate the person who made the threat is ongoing.

Friday has been scheduled as a day off districtwide. As a result, there will not be the increased presence of officers there was on Thursday.