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Threat Against LAUSD, New York Schools Preliminarily Deemed a ‘Hoax,’ Rep. Schiff Says (KTLA TV)
http://ktla.com/2015/12/15/threat-against-lausd-is-a-hoax-according-to-preliminary-assessment-rep-schiff/
The threat made against LAUSD and schools in New York City is a hoax, according to a preliminary assessment, according to a Los Angeles-area congressman who is on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.
Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat whose district includes a large swath of L.A., plus Glendale and Burbank, said Tuesday afternoon that the threat was a “hoax or something designed to disrupt school districts in large cities.”
He released the statement after a preliminary briefing.
All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday due to the threat, and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck defended the decision.
“It is very easy in hindsight to criticize the decision based on results that the decider could never have known. It is also very easy to criticize the decision when you have no responsibility for the outcome of that decision,” Beck said at a midmorning news conference.
The threat made against LAUSD and schools in New York City is a hoax, according to a preliminary assessment, according to a Los Angeles-area congressman who is on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.
Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat whose district includes a large swath of L.A., plus Glendale and Burbank, said Tuesday afternoon that the threat was a “hoax or something designed to disrupt school districts in large cities.”
He released the statement after a preliminary briefing.
All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday due to the threat, and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck defended the decision.
“It is very easy in hindsight to criticize the decision based on results that the decider could never have known. It is also very easy to criticize the decision when you have no responsibility for the outcome of that decision,” Beck said at a midmorning news conference.
