Powell school and police officials say a potential threat to Powell Middle School — reportedly involving multiple students — was brought to their attention on Saturday and resolved.

In a Tuesday afternoon statement, Park County School District No. 1 Superintendent Jay Curtis said the threat was “found to be credible,” but “there is currently no threat to the safety of students and staff.”

“Action has been taken, the threat has been averted, and the school remains safe and secure,” Curtis said.

He added in an interview that, “We got to it before anything occurred.”

“No one entered the building or anything with intent to harm our people,” Curtis said. “This was in the planning stages.”

Powell Police Chief Roy Eckerdt similarly said the situation “has been addressed and at this point in time there’s no longer a threat as a result of ... this report.”

Both Curtis and Eckerdt declined to share specific details of the threat, citing an ongoing investigation.

Powell Middle School administrators received a tip on Saturday about a threat that “included the potential of direct violence against our staff and students,” Curtis said.

An investigation was immediately launched by the district and Powell Police Officer Jason Pellegrino — who serves in the schools as the school resource officer.

Eckerdt said the threat was reported to have been made by multiple juveniles, though one juvenile was primarily involved. Officials contacted all the students over the weekend and, based on the totality of the situation, “deemed the circumstances safe,” he said.

“Rest assured, if we were at the point come Monday morning that we felt there was still an active legitimate threat to the students, we would have interrupted the school day as opposed to having everybody walk in that school that morning,” the chief said, adding, “But as it turned out, the PD and the school district worked together and got this resolved in time to bring the kids back to school on Monday.”

Curtis said the investigation “will likely result in both disciplinary action by the district, as well as criminal charges.” Eckerdt indicated that, although he considers the case to be serious, he does not believe it will result in any juveniles being charged with crimes as adults. That means any criminal prosecutions will likely take place behind closed doors in juvenile court proceedings.

In his statement, Curtis reminded parents “to have purposeful conversations with your children about the importance of reporting behavior that would indicate potential aggression and/or violence toward the school or individuals.”

“We must take ALL threats serious, no matter how small or large,” he said.

The superintendent also thanked officer Pellegrino for “expeditiously investigating the issue, and assisting in averting a potential tragedy in our community.”

—Tessa Baker contributed reporting.