Feb. 13: Gallup Police Respond to Alleged Threat at Hózhó Academy

A student’s social-media post alleging another student threatened to “inflict harms on peers” brought Gallup Police to Hózhó Academy, 306 Hwy. 564, on Feb. 13, prompting a shelter-in-place and an on-site law enforcement response. A press-release excerpt gives a precise reception time of approximately 8:54 a.m., while other accounts described the report as arriving “around 9:00 a.m.”

Initial reporting described the scene as secure: “At this moment, no active threats have been identified on-site. Officers are present at the school, which is in a shelter-in-place protocol.” Authorities have characterized the matter as criminally and administratively unresolved; “the situation is currently under investigation.”

The origin of the tip is limited in available records to a student report posted via social media; reporting states explicitly that “a student reported via social media that another student was allegedly threatening to inflict harms on peers at the school.” No platform, screenshots, student names, ages, grades, or text of the post are available in the material reviewed, and no arrests, injuries, charges, or weapons have been reported as part of this incident.

Hózhó Academy’s institutional policies provide relevant context for how school and state agencies handle safety and welfare reports. Policy excerpts state that “CYFD and the Gallup Police Department are responsible for investigating reports of neglect and abuse and for determining how a case will be resolved.” The academy’s materials also note that “Hózhó Academy staƯ do not investigate claims and therefore cannot inform families when CYFD has been contacted.” Those policy passages explain when the New Mexico Child, Youth and Family Department (CYFD) would typically be notified, but the available incident records do not confirm whether CYFD was contacted for this Feb. 13 event.

At the time of the published accounts, officials had not provided additional operational details such as how long the shelter-in-place lasted, whether the school’s principal or the Hózhó Academy Governing Council had sent family notifications, or whether a formal police report or incident number had been filed. The reporting included a note that “more information will be published as it becomes avaliable.”

Residents and parents seeking confirmation should expect updated statements from local authorities; current public information limits the recorded facts to the Feb. 13 social-media tip, the police response to Hózhó Academy at 306 Hwy. 564, the shelter-in-place protocol while officers were on site, and the ongoing status of the investigation.