A parent with several children who attend school in the Palmerton Area School District is dissatisfied that she wasn't notified sooner of various social media threats that were made to students.

Resident Alicia Pfaff aired her concerns to the school board on Tuesday after an investigation determined that a 13-year-old male from Palmerton was responsible for the threats made to students in the Palmerton and Lehighton area school districts."I was a little bit upset that I wasn't informed before Friday (April 4) classes," Pfaff said. "I didn't even know until Friday afternoon (April 4), until one of my other kids got off the bus."Pfaff added, "My feeling is that I'm being closed off.""I just would have liked to have known sooner," she said. "I think the communication with that one could have been better."Superintendent Scot Engler said that while he understood Pfaff's concern, the matter was "a very delicate situation."Engler noted that the district did have people at the school that following Sunday to address any questions or concerns.Due to the nature of the investigation, Engler said there were certain elements of the incident that could not be discussed initially.Engler said he was pleased that the situation was handled safely.Engler then encouraged anyone who has any questions about the situation to make an appointment with him through his secretary.According to a report filed last week by trooper Jason Campbell from state police at Lehighton barracks, the teenager utilized social media sites ooVoo and Instagram to threaten and harass students at both Towamensing Elementary School, as well as Franklin Elementary School.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 victims using the aforementioned sites, and used various screen names and multiple email accounts to continue the ongoing harassment of the victims.On April 4, court orders were obtained to obtain the IP address that was being utilized by the suspect from ooVoo and Facebook.On April 7, Campbell interviewed the suspect, and subsequently obtained a confession in regard to this investigation.As of last week, charges of terroristic threats and harassment by communication were pending the approval of the Carbon County District Attorney's Office.