A 13-year-old Palmerton male is responsible for various social media threats made to students in the Palmerton and Lehighton area school districts, police said.

According to a report filed by trooper Jason Campbell from the state police Lehighton barracks, the suspect utilized social media sites ooVoo and Instagram to threaten and harass students at both Towamensing and Franklin elementary schools.Towamensing Elementary falls within the Palmerton Area School District, while Franklin Elementary falls within the Lehighton Area School District.The terroristic threats occurred between March 23 and April 9 at various residences within Lower Towamensing Township and Franklin Township.Male and female students at both schools were his targets.The suspect repeatedly threatened to do bodily harm to the victim's utilizing the aforementioned sites, and utilized various screen names and multiple email accounts to continue the ongoing harassment of the victims.OoVoo is a free video chat and instant messaging site. Instagram is also a picture and video sharing site.On April 4, court orders were issued to obtain the IP address that was being utilized by the suspect from Oovoo and Facebook.On April 7, Campbell interviewed the suspect, and obtained a confession in regard to this investigation.Charges of terroristic threats and harassment by communication are pending the approval of the Carbon County District Attorney's Office.Contacted this morning, Scot Engler, superintendent, Palmerton Area School District, declined to comment on the situation.Efforts to contact Jonathan Cleaver, superintendent, Lehighton Area School District, in time for today's publication were unsuccessful.District Attorney Gary Dobias was also not available in time for today's publication.