Tuesday, December 15, 2015

UPDATE: ALL LAUSD SCHOOLS CLOSED TODAY DUE TO THREATS: 'Special notice: All LAUSD schools are closed today. All students should return home.'

UPDATE: 7:44 a.m.:

STATEMENT TO MEDIA: LA School Police Investigating Threat at all LAUSD schools, LASD Assisting Los Angeles School Police Department has requested the assistance of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to assist in a search operation of all Los Angeles Unified School District schools after an unspecified threat was received. As a precaution, all LAUSD schools are closed for today. Please remember, if you SEE SOMETHING that you believe is suspicious or doesn’t look right to you, SAY SOMETHING by calling: (888) 950-SAFE (7233), or your local police department. Forwarded by: Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Hall of Justice - First floor 211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-229-1700 Website LASD HQ: http://www.lasd.org

UPDATE 7:36 a.m.: All campuses at the Los Angeles Unified School District have been closed due to threats. This is incredible. I am watching this unfold right now with the rest of you right here in our community. Praying for the children, staff, teachers. How did we get here...

This is the only current information on the LAUSD Website: "Special notice: All LAUSD schools are closed today. All students should return home."

The decision to close the campuses was made by Superintendent Ramon Contines and LAUSD Board of Education President Steve Zimmer. A

ll 900 campuses are closed.

Here is a HOTLINE NUMBER....1 213 241 2064 Zimmer told KTLA: "This is a serious threat!" "We get threats everyday...this is different." "It is going to be a long day. A threat came in overnight. Please keep your kids at home. This is historic," Zimmer said.

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