Breaking news out of Los Angeles where we’re seeing reports that all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District are closed today because of an as of yet specified, but “credible threat”:
confirmed through #LAPD #LAUSD schools closed as they investigate some sort of threat
— Phillip Palmer (@abc7phillip) December 15, 2015
#BREAKING @LASchools CLOSED today due to credible threat. Stay tuned to @KFIAM640 for the latest.
— Producer Michelle (@ProdMichelle) December 15, 2015
Buses that were already en route to pick up students were “called back to the yard”:
#LAUSD to hold news conf. regarding possible closure of ALL LAUSD schools this morning. Buses were called back to the yard. No reason given
— Producer Michelle (@ProdMichelle) December 15, 2015
LAUSD update: #LAPD says ALL #LAUSD schools closed. LAUSD received threat pic.twitter.com/7Js9foZ9kv
— Julie Sone (@ABC7JulieSone) December 15, 2015
We’ll update this post as we learn more.
Update 1. According to the Los Angeles Times, a bomb threat was phoned in to a school board member:
All LAUSD schools closed after bomb threat called in to board member, police say https://t.co/zhYORR9HfF
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 15, 2015
#LAUSD is the 2nd-biggest US public school district, 600,00+ students. Cancelling school not done on a whim.
— David Daniel (@CNNLADavid) December 15, 2015
LAUSD UPDATE: LAPD confirms all LAUSD schools are closed today due to unspecified threat https://t.co/Z8e3NN9u7c pic.twitter.com/yuWscpa1qb
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 15, 2015
Update 2:
LAUSD now says all campuses are closed today due to threats that were made to many schools. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/K8jgoyQlS4
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) December 15, 2015
All LAUSD schools closed today after a bomb threat. Superintendent says he wants every school searched. https://t.co/tqdxsyG1so
— Kate Mather (@katemather) December 15, 2015
LAUSD superintendent : Threat made to many schools, involved packages and backpacks
— Tara Wallis (@tarawallis) December 15, 2015
This closure of #LAUSD schools is HUGE. Approx 700,000 students will be affected and that's not including teachers/staff.
— Cathy (@courtchatter) December 15, 2015
.@LASchoolPolice chief says electronic threat being analyzed, investigation underway. Watch live: https://t.co/W7AWlWsSGN
— KTLA (@KTLA) December 15, 2015
LAUSD UPDATE: District is second largest in nation — more than 900 schools, 187 public charter schools https://t.co/Z8e3NMRSIC
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 15, 2015
LA schools threat directed at "not one school, two schools, or three schools. It was a threat to many schools” https://t.co/7jcfjkb0UU
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 15, 2015
Update 3. Now the NYPD is reporting a similar threat to NYC schools:
Just in: there was a specific but NON credible threat made to NYC schools this morning
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 15, 2015
We don't see this as a credible terrorist threat, @CommissBratton says pic.twitter.com/I83bN9rkG8
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 15, 2015
.@CommissBratton: These threats are made to promote fear…we can not allow us to raise the levels of fear
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 15, 2015
"We are very comfortable that this is not a credible threat…concerned with people overreacting to it," says @CommissBratton
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 15, 2015
Working closely with the @FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force, and LAPD on this threat, @CommissBratton
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 15, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
