Taylorsville Elementary School. (Credit: Granite School District)
TAYLORSVILLE — A student caused a brief evacuation of Taylorsville Elementary School after bringing a fake grenade to campus.
According to school officials, the student walked into the front office around 10 a.m. Tuesday and placed the mock grenade on a desk.
The student then said “happy grenade day.”
Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley says students were evacuated to a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building across the street.
Authorities examined the grenade and determined it was a fake.
Students and staff resumed classes about 30 minutes later.
Horsley says the student bought the grenade at a store over the weekend.
He did not say if the student will face any discipline or share any details such as his age and grade.