Columbia Falls officials hold meeting about cyber threats

Steve Bradshaw, the superintendent of Columbia Falls schools, addresses a crowd of parents who gathered at the school Monday to discuss their concerns for children who are scheduled to be back in school Tuesday. Bradshaw advised parents that unless 50 percent of the student body was in attendance the schools would not be able to count Tuesday as a day completed for the year. However, he also assured parents that children kept at home would not be penalized and parents choosing the keep their children home would not be stigmatized for their choice. (Brenda Ahearn photos/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead County Undersheriff Dave Lieb assures a crowd of concerned family members that based on what they have learned in their investigation the threat is most likely a cyber threat rather than a physical threat to students. Lieb and Peters both have family members who are in the affect school system and told the crowd that their own children and grandchildren will be returning to school when they reopen. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Columbia Falls Police Chief Clint Peters answers questions about the investigation into threats that closed schools across the Flathead since Thursday. Peters would not release specific details that could hinder the investigation, but did reassure parents that his own children would be returning to school Tuesday. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)