The Palmerton Area School District's School Board meeting was filled with concerned parents and residents Tuesday night. They came there seeking information about the recent social media scare.

Last week, inappropriate comments were posted on a Twitter account listed as Kool Kids Klub@PalmertonKKK. Superintendent Scot Engler said in a press release that no specific threats named any specific school or person.According to the state police, the comments included polls like this one that stated, "How many bullets does it take to kill your whole class + your teacher?"Other comments referenced the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. For this reason, an officer was posted in a patrol car outside of S.S. Palmer Elementary School as a precaution.State police trooper Shawn Flynn, from the barracks in Lehighton, provided the parents with an update on the investigation. He said the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Pennsylvania State Police Computer Crime Unit have been contacted and are assisting in the case. One of the first things he did on Thursday was attempt to contact Twitter Inc. by telephone, but every phone number led to an automated prompt."I wanted to talk to someone at Twitter, but I couldn't find a person," Flynn said. "You can only speak to a computer."On Friday, he obtained a warrant and faxed it at noon to Twitter, headquartered in San Francisco, California, and requested information about the identity of the person with the account. By 4:30 p.m., Twitter had contacted the police department and gave them further instructions as to who they should contact regarding the information request."I wanted this to be quick," he said. "We are trying to avoid another horrible thing in this country."Flynn said Twitter informed him that once they identify the account user, they will tell the person that the state police are seeking his identity. After that, Twitter will contact the police with the user's identity. The company told the police they will contact them within a week."The frustrating thing with these types of issues is the anonymity," Flynn said.Social media sites that mask a person's identity make tracking the culprit difficult. The state fully intends to prosecute the individual responsible, but proving that the person made the comments can be difficult.In the meantime, the account has been taken down and state police identified two juveniles who answered the poll questions with inappropriate responses. Flynn said he met with the teenagers, both of whom are 14 or 15 years old, and their parents in Palmerton.No charges were filed against the teens, but he and their parents strongly reprimanded them for their actions.Again, Flynn stressed that the user of the Twitter account did not make any direct threat against a specific person or school. Residents had an opportunity to ask him questions and a few did. One woman asked about a rumor she heard concerning weapons in a locker room. Flynn told her no weapons were ever found in a locker room."I think this person was testing the waters to see what he can get away with," Flynn said. "We may never know who he is. We're just chasing a ghost. I just hope that Twitter is going to cooperate."He encourages anyone with information about the identity of the account user to call the police barracks at 610-681-1850.As far as if the school district will ever implement armed security guards, Flynn said the state police support having armed security as long as they are fully trained and credentialed to be in that position. He thinks the best people for the job are those with former military or law enforcement work.