IN school districts close over ‘threats’

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUD) shut down schools across the county this Tuesday after members of the School Board received a threatening email that referenced explosive devices, assault rifles, nerve gas, and machine pistols.

Police also contacted the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and confirmed the email received by the ESD is consistent with and connected to their investigations in Los Angeles and NY.

According to authorities, several school districts in Texas, New York, and Florida have also received similar warnings at around the same time on Wednesday evening.

Additional resources have bee deployed to schools in an abundance of caution, officials said.

President Obama assured the nation Thursday that there are no “specific and credible” terror threats to the United States, on the same day emails to schools across the country triggered closings and heightened security.

“The elementary schools, I hope they don’t mention it to them because they’ll just be afraid to go to school”, said Workman. Police used social media and other techniques to find the students who allegedly made threats.

“As a precautionary measure”, HISD said, “law enforcement officers are now conducting random sweeps of school district buildings to ensure student safety”. However, the school chose to close early Thursday morning after connecting the threats to Plainfield. Law enforcement was notified and checked it out, and then schools opened Thursday morning. They encouraged parents and students to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity.

Two Indiana school districts canceled classes on Thursday after threats of violence were made on social media.

Mock says explosives detecting dogs and extra patrols responded after the email was received Wednesday night.

“You want your kids to be safe you want to make sure that they have the proper security around them to make sure that if something were to happen they would be taken care of”, she said.

Plainfield Police said they are actively investigating the threat made online to Plainfield High School. The threats all came via email.

Principals have been asked to stay alert and keep students calm and focused on instruction, the district said. Meanwhile, about 640,000 Los Angeles students saw classes called off for the day. The initial threat centered around one student but promised a “bloodbath” at the school.

School officials in the in cities of Danville and Plainfield cited concerns about the safety of students and staff in announcing the closures of schools.