Classes were canceled Tuesday in the Los Angeles Unified School District after what the district's superintendent called a "rare" threat that comes amid new concerns about security nationwide.
An "electronic threat" received early Tuesday prompted the decision, school district police Chief Steve Zipperman said, adding that the threat "is still being analyzed."
District superintendent Ramon Cortines explained the "message" referred to backpacks and "other packages." He said many schools were threatened, though none by name. The threat was toward students in schools (as opposed to on buses).
Cortines noted the school district often receives threats. While he didn't go into detail, he said recent events -- including this month's massacre in nearby San Bernardino, California; the Paris terror attacks; and heightened concerns about potential terrorism across the United States -- as factoring into the cancellation.
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INC News, 15/12/2015 - via CNN
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