Congressman cites differences in LA, NY threats

Two school districts outside Indianapolis canceled classes Thursday after officials said threats were made against their schools, but many other districts across the country say they received threats that were less than credible, and classes will go on as planned.

“He said the email included all Los Angeles Unified schools and mentioned explosive devices, ‘assault rifles and machine pistols'”.

The move to have police officers in schools today comes out of “an abundance of caution”, Beck said. Several members of the school board received the threat as well, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said.

Officials spent Tuesday evaluating an e-mailed risk, and reasoned that it was “not credible”, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti.

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Jordan Tama, an assistant professor at American University specializing in USA counterterrorism policy, said it’s not unreasonable for authorities in different places to make different decisions based on the same information.

A 17-year-old boy was walking to his charter high school when he was struck and killed by a truck at 7.31am, officials said, minutes after LAUSD said classes would be cancelled for the day. In New York, it was received by a superintendent early Tuesday.

On Wednesday, ABC 7 and KTLA 5 both published the emailed threat in full, which claimed to be from a former student of a LAUSD high school and devout Muslim who experienced bullying while there.

12/15/2015 – An electronically reported bomb threat prompted authorities to shut down all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, more than 900 campuses.

Following New York’s decision, Mayor Bill de Blasio said “it’s important, very important not to overreact in situations like this”. Wright says the senior was arrested after posting a threat on Facebook after hearing about the freshman’s arrest. NY officials dismissed the threat as a hoax.

Officials said the threat came in electronic form and was made to numerous but unspecified campuses. The official was not authorized to disclose details of an ongoing investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

– From Associated Press writer Tami Abdollah in Washington, D.C.

The Los Angeles Times quoted Beck as saying, “It’s easy to second-guess decision makers when you don’t have to live with the consequences of the decision. So this is really inconveniencing families who need the money”, she said.

The source said the email was routed from Germany but may have originated elsewhere.

Bratton said the person who wrote the note claimed to be a jihadist but made errors that made it clear the person was a prankster.

“Parents/Guardians please bring proper ID when picking up your child at school”.

Since the email did not specifically mention schools in San Diego, San Diego Unified School District directed FOX 5 to FBI investigators.

Lee Stein, a parent with a daughter in fifth grade at Ivanhoe Elementary School, said he heard about the closure via a news alert to his phone, which he confirmed by calling the principal.

Parent Lupita Vela says she was terrified after getting the announcement, especially in light of the recent San Bernardino attack.