Los Angeles School District shut down today due to "electronic threat"
Interestingly:
"...New York City officials said that they had received a similar threat to schools on Tuesday, but had concluded that it was a hoax. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday morning he was “absolutely convinced” that there was no danger to schoolchildren in New York.
“Our schools are safe,” the mayor said. “Kids should be in school today. We will be vigilant. But we are absolutely convinced our schools are safe.”
Police Commissioner William J. Bratton, speaking at a news conference alongside the mayor, said that threats were often made against New York City schools and htat they were assessed on a case by case basis. There was no indication, he said, that the threat made Tuesday morning was credible..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/us/los-angeles-schools-bomb-threat.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
The Superintendent shut down the entire district today and ordered all schools to be searched.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/15/us/los-angeles-schools-closed-threat/index.html