LAPWAI, Idaho — We now know more about the threats made to the Lapwai School District in Nez Pierce.
According to Captain Leotis McCormack, someone called the school district, threatening to shoot "up" to elementary school.
Schools have been closed all week in response. Police say they are working tirelessly to find the suspect. The FBI is also helping.
Resources are being provided to parents and students in the district.
The district sent students home for the day after school officials reported a threatening phone call was received.
Lapwai Elementary School and Lapwai Middle-High School took extra safety precautions on Tuesday morning, including adding a police presence at both schools after district officials said via Facebook that a threatening phone call came in on Tuesday morning.
According to a press release from the Lapwai School District superintendent, students received threats of school violence through social media on Monday. The threats were investigated and found to originate from New South Wales, Australia, which the Nez Perce Tribal Police and the FBI determines were not credible threats.
Schools then received a phone call from an unknown individual threatening violence on Tuesday. It is not believed that social media posts are related to the phone calls.
The district said in a Facebook post that parents are encouraged to pick up their students from school. Parents must call the school to make arrangements for picking up their child, as the doors to the schools will remain locked.
If a student has to take the bus home, Lapwai School District said parents are required to meet them at the bus stop. Bus drivers will return students to school if they don't see a parent or guardian meet the student.
All after-school programs and athletics have been canceled.
All schools in the district will be closed tomorrow with further updates regarding the remainder of the week coming shortly.
The Nez Perce Tribe said via Facebook that Lapwai community members are also advised to remain indoors and avoid inviting guests into your home or business due to recent threats.
Law enforcement officers are actively patrolling the area.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.