All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District have been ordered closed due to a threat. Officials say the San Bernardino shooting influenced the decision.
Superintendent Ramon Cortines said at a news conference Tuesday that an electronic threat in the form of a message was made against students at many of the district's schools.
He says the schools commonly pick up threats but called this one scarce. Officials wouldn't elaborate.
Cortines says he ordered the shutdown out of an abundance of caution after the Dec. 2 attack in nearby San Bernardino that left 14 people dead.
He says he wants every school to be searched and a report given to him and the school board.
The district,the moment largest in the nation, has 640000 students and more than 900 schools and 187 public charter schools.
Source: wnyc.org