LOS ANGELES—The second-largest U.S. school district shut down Tuesday after a school board member received an emailed threat that raised fears of another attack like the deadly shooting in nearby San Bernardino.
The shutdown abruptly closed more than 900 public schools and 187 charter schools attended by 640,000 students across Los Angeles.
Superintendent Ramon Cortines said every campus would be searched, and he asked for a report from the school board certifying that they are safe.
During a news conference, officials said they received an electronic threat. They said the decision to close the schools taken out of an abundance of caution, and influenced by the Dec. 2 attacks that took 14 lives in nearby San Bernardino.
Meanwhile Tuesday, New York City officials say they and many cities across the country received the same threat that closed the Los Angeles school system. Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters Tuesday that the threat came in the form of a generic email and that New York officials quickly concluded that it wasn't credible.
More: Los Angeles schools close over threat New York decided was hoax | Toronto Star
Nothing to see there folks....was just an excuse to get rid of all ladders :wink:
The shutdown abruptly closed more than 900 public schools and 187 charter schools attended by 640,000 students across Los Angeles.
Superintendent Ramon Cortines said every campus would be searched, and he asked for a report from the school board certifying that they are safe.
During a news conference, officials said they received an electronic threat. They said the decision to close the schools taken out of an abundance of caution, and influenced by the Dec. 2 attacks that took 14 lives in nearby San Bernardino.
Meanwhile Tuesday, New York City officials say they and many cities across the country received the same threat that closed the Los Angeles school system. Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters Tuesday that the threat came in the form of a generic email and that New York officials quickly concluded that it wasn't credible.
More: Los Angeles schools close over threat New York decided was hoax | Toronto Star
Nothing to see there folks....was just an excuse to get rid of all ladders :wink:
