Los Angeles Schools Open Today; Threat Determined ‘Not Credible’

However, the origin of the document is believed to be located much closer to the U.S.

They said they didn’t consider the threat credible and that the schools will be open on Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Students who had already arrived at school were being supervised until parents could pick them up, officials said.

“The author claims to be an extremist Muslim who has teamed up with local jihadists”, said Sherman, who represents the state’s 30th District.

New York Police Commissioner William Bratton, who himself once ran the LA Police Department, said it seemed the sender of the email appeared to be a fan of the TV show Homeland – and warned: “We can not allow ourselves to raise levels of fear”.

Bratton called the closure in Los Angeles a “significant overreaction”.

Los Angeles officials immediately suspended classes on December 15 following a terrorist threat received through email.

“Thanks to the extraordinary effort by Los Angeles Unified School Police and our law-enforcement partners, all L.A. Unified schools and charters have been inspected and Chief Steven Zipperman has given the all-clear for students to return to campus”, the district said in a statement.

“I think it’s irresponsible … to criticize that decision at that point”, Beck said, reported the LA Times. The banner read “School is out today to ensure safety of students”.

Authorities are now saying the email threat was all a hoax.

– From Associated Press writer Tami Abdollah in Washington, D.C. This then kept them from going to their jobs – a ripple effect with economic consequences, experts say.

Other states that have seen recent proposals to increase penalties include New York, Pennsylvania and Maine. “That’s just unacceptable”, she said.

– San Diego was one of several cities mentioned in the threat that shut down more than 900 schools in Los Angeles Tuesday.

“In fact, it’s very important not to overreact in situations like this”. Sherman says someone familiar with that system would use “New York City Schools”.

The sheriff’s office said it closed all district schools as a precaution.

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

A voice message from the LA Unified School District said: “As a result of a threat received the superintendent has directed all schools to be closed today”.

It was only an hour after the 7:09 a.m. initial bilingual phone message that the website added a rolling red banner across its screen to inform parents and students that school was out for the day.

“I’m glad they shut it down”, said Rebecca Alvarado, who was taking her 5-year-old daughter, Sofia, to an elementary school near downtown.

The poll said 40 percent of respondents feel national security and terrorism should be the government’s top priority and more than 60 percent say those concerns should be in the top two.

Officials also said they made crisis counselors available for students and distributed materials to teachers meant to help them lead class discussions on the disruption.

While it’s unlikely that 33 people could plan a coordinated single-day assault on the nation’s second-largest school district without drawing the attention of law enforcement, the idea that 139 people could do it in NY is downright “fanciful”, the California Democrat said.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation.

It is a move district officials around the country have weighed heavily following school shootings and threats.

Back in Los Angeles, district Superintendent Ramon Cortines defended the decision to cancel school Tuesday.