Los Angeles Schools Closed Today Due to 'Credible' Bomb Threat (1 Viewer)

[cstu]

http://ktla.com/2015/12/15/lausd-has-received-credible-terror-threat-district-official-says/

 

[cstu]

700,000 students (and family) affected.

 

[timschochet]

Nothing from the other school districts in the area so far.

 

[cstu]

Nothing from the other school districts in the area so far.

Overreaction by the superintendent but I seriously can't blame him after what just happened in San Bernardino.

 

[Chemical X]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

 

[Tom Servo]

Probably just "work place violence"...

 

[timschochet]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

Got to be more than just a phone call for them to close down all the schools and use the word "credible". This isn't some small school district out in the boonies somewhere. It doesn't get much bigger.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Maybe they're robbing gold like die hard 3.

 

[Chemical X]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

Got to be more than just a phone call for them to close down all the schools and use the word "credible". This isn't some small school district out in the boonies somewhere. It doesn't get much bigger.

text me when they find the device.......

 

[Brony]

The nature of the threat was "electronic."

I suspect Moby

 

[jonessed]

What kind of credible phone/email threat shuts down 1K schools?

 

[timschochet]

What kind of credible phone/email threat shuts down 1K schools?

I know. I don't get it. Got to me more to this story.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

What kind of credible phone/email threat shuts down 1K schools?

A credible one?

 

[jonessed]

What kind of credible phone/email threat shuts down 1K schools?

A credible one?

Exactly. Thankfully, they specified LAUSD. I can't imagine the chaos if they had left it open to CA, or the USA, or the universe!

 

[Hoosier16]

They close schools here based upon the threat of snow. I'd hope they would close on the threat of a bomb. Besides, a bomb threat has a higher chance of being accurate than a weather threat.

 

[JuniorNB]

One thing I've noticed about ISIS, or terrorists in general, they rarely make a warning call ahead of time.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

What kind of credible phone/email threat shuts down 1K schools?

A credible one?

"I'm being 100% serious here! There really, really, really is a bomb. Pinky swear."

 

[Sinn Fein]

One thing I've noticed about ISIS, or terrorists in general, they rarely make a warning call ahead of time.

Thats not always true...

 

[cstu]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

Got to be more than just a phone call for them to close down all the schools and use the word "credible". This isn't some small school district out in the boonies somewhere. It doesn't get much bigger.

Heard it was a single phone call to lausd board member. Did not mention a specific school, so she closed all of them.

My problem with this is the precedent it sets. What happens tomorrow when a board member gets another call?

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

Got to be more than just a phone call for them to close down all the schools and use the word "credible". This isn't some small school district out in the boonies somewhere. It doesn't get much bigger.

Heard it was a single phone call to lausd board member. Did not mention a specific school, so she closed all of them.

From? That's not what is being reported, the threat was from overseas and electronic. NYC schools received a threat also.

 

[mitchh1124]

Reminds me of high school

We had like 10 threats

And the school was giving a 3000 dollar reward.

So my friend decided to make a threat and take it to the office to turn someone in.

He got to the office and they made him write the threat on paper to make sure it wasn't him.

Sure enough, he wrote it exactly the same and got arrested. Lmao

For now, may he rest in peace.

He shot himself a few years later at the age of 21.

 

[bagger]

http://ktla.com/2015/12/15/lausd-has-received-credible-terror-threat-district-official-says/

pretty much every day at lausd.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

WWJMD?

Spoiler

What would John McClain do?

 

[bagger]

They close schools here based upon the threat of snow. I'd hope they would close on the threat of a bomb. Besides, a bomb threat has a higher chance of being accurate than a weather threat.

do you realize how big la unified school district is? Probably has more schools in it than most states.

 

[El Floppo]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

Got to be more than just a phone call for them to close down all the schools and use the word "credible". This isn't some small school district out in the boonies somewhere. It doesn't get much bigger.

Heard it was a single phone call to lausd board member. Did not mention a specific school, so she closed all of them.

From? That's not what is being reported, the threat was from overseas and electronic. NYC schools received a threat also.

link?

we're in the NYC public schools- not a peep.

 

[Apple Jack]

And countless students unprepared for midterms rejoiced

 

[jonessed]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

Got to be more than just a phone call for them to close down all the schools and use the word "credible". This isn't some small school district out in the boonies somewhere. It doesn't get much bigger.

Heard it was a single phone call to lausd board member. Did not mention a specific school, so she closed all of them.

From? That's not what is being reported, the threat was from overseas and electronic. NYC schools received a threat also.

link?

we're in the NYC public schools- not a peep.

They likely just had a much more rational reaction.

 

[avoiding injuries]

One thing I've noticed about ISIS, or terrorists in general, they rarely make a warning call ahead of time.

Thats not always true...

I was thinking about that, and since we don't know much about the threat, I just assume they got a tip or caught wind of it. Not necessarily the terrorists announcing their plans.

 

[timschochet]

If it really was one unsubstiated email or call and a school

Board member took it upon herself to make this decision, then its not only an overreaction; given the size of the district and the enormous costs involved, it's gross incompetence IMO. But we'll see.

 

[Tom Servo]

Reminds me of high school

We had like 10 threats

And the school was giving a 3000 dollar reward.

So my friend decided to make a threat and take it to the office to turn someone in.

He got to the office and they made him write the threat on paper to make sure it wasn't him.

Sure enough, he wrote it exactly the same and got arrested. Lmao

For now, may he rest in peace.

He shot himself a few years later at the age of 21.

Thanks, posty.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Maybe the "see something, say something" signs I've been driving under all month are paying off.

 

[Cjw_55106]

And countless students unprepared for midterms rejoiced

Which is funny, yet true. Even though we all know the kids unprepared on Tuesday, arent going to do anything to get prepared before Wednesday.

 

[avoiding injuries]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

Got to be more than just a phone call for them to close down all the schools and use the word "credible". This isn't some small school district out in the boonies somewhere. It doesn't get much bigger.

Heard it was a single phone call to lausd board member. Did not mention a specific school, so she closed all of them.

From? That's not what is being reported, the threat was from overseas and electronic. NYC schools received a threat also.

link?

we're in the NYC public schools- not a peep.

They likely just had a much more rational reaction.

@BreakingNews: NYPD's Bratton: City received email threat similar to LA schools but deemed it 'not credible' - @NBCNewYork https://t.co/27QJftk97o

 

[jonessed]

If it really was one unsubstiated email or call and a school

Board member took it upon herself to make this decision, then its not only an overreaction; given the size of the district and the enormous costs involved, it's gross incompetence IMO. But we'll see.

It's the LAUSD. Gross competence is a given.

 

[timschochet]

If it really was one unsubstiated email or call and a school

Board member took it upon herself to make this decision, then its not only an overreaction; given the size of the district and the enormous costs involved, it's gross incompetence IMO. But we'll see.

It's the LAUSD. Gross competence is a given.

i think you meant in-

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Reminds me of high school

We had like 10 threats

And the school was giving a 3000 dollar reward.

So my friend decided to make a threat and take it to the office to turn someone in.

He got to the office and they made him write the threat on paper to make sure it wasn't him.

Sure enough, he wrote it exactly the same and got arrested. Lmao

wat

 

[Cjw_55106]

If it really was one unsubstiated email or call and a school

Board member took it upon herself to make this decision, then its not only an overreaction; given the size of the district and the enormous costs involved, it's gross incompetence IMO. But we'll see.

It's the LAUSD. Gross competence is a given.

never heard of it.

 

[jonessed]

If it really was one unsubstiated email or call and a school

Board member took it upon herself to make this decision, then its not only an overreaction; given the size of the district and the enormous costs involved, it's gross incompetence IMO. But we'll see.

It's the LAUSD. Gross competence is a given.

never heard of it.

Band name.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

If it really was one unsubstiated email or call and a school

Board member took it upon herself to make this decision, then its not only an overreaction; given the size of the district and the enormous costs involved, it's gross incompetence IMO. But we'll see.

It's the LAUSD. Gross competence is a given.

1100 schools, 650,000 students, 31,000 teachers.

That's just a recipe for failure. Break that #### up.

 

[timschochet]

This is the same school district which two years ago attempted to purchase an iPad for every student, paid Apple MORE than the retail price per iPad, and then found that most teachers had no idea how to use them for instruction and that students were taking them home to play games or selling them. The superintendent then demanded Apple refund the district for the purchase and was refused.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

This is the same school district which two years ago attempted to purchase an iPad for every student, paid Apple MORE than the retail price per iPad, and then found that most teachers had no idea how to use them for instruction and that students were taking them home to play games or selling them. The superintendent then demanded Apple refund the district for the purchase and was refused.

what the hell?

 

[The General]

how many times has someone called in a bomb threat and someone actually found a bomb?

Diehard III

 

[cstu]

This is the same school district which two years ago attempted to purchase an iPad for every student, paid Apple MORE than the retail price per iPad, and then found that most teachers had no idea how to use them for instruction and that students were taking them home to play games or selling them. The superintendent then demanded Apple refund the district for the purchase and was refused.

The program worked out to $2,000 per iPad (and software) - $1.3B for 650,000 iPads. Utter waste even if it had worked.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/24/51241/lausd-developing-next-steps-after-ipad-for-every-s/

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

When the hell are we going to outlaw freaking bombs??

 

[jonessed]

This is the same school district which two years ago attempted to purchase an iPad for every student, paid Apple MORE than the retail price per iPad, and then found that most teachers had no idea how to use them for instruction and that students were taking them home to play games or selling them. The superintendent then demanded Apple refund the district for the purchase and was refused.

The program worked out to $2,000 per iPad (and software) - $1.3B for 650,000 iPads. Utter waste even if it had worked.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/24/51241/lausd-developing-next-steps-after-ipad-for-every-s/

Looks like a fair amount of corruption involved.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Looks like other places around the country got the same thread and determined it to be bogus.

 

[QuizGuy66]

NYC police commissioner calling the LA closures an overreaction.

-QG

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

This is the same school district which two years ago attempted to purchase an iPad for every student, paid Apple MORE than the retail price per iPad, and then found that most teachers had no idea how to use them for instruction and that students were taking them home to play games or selling them. The superintendent then demanded Apple refund the district for the purchase and was refused.

The program worked out to $2,000 per iPad (and software) - $1.3B for 650,000 iPads. Utter waste even if it had worked.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/04/24/51241/lausd-developing-next-steps-after-ipad-for-every-s/

Wow. We're thinking about going "1-for-1" at my school but we've got less than 1000 kids.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

Reminds me of high school

We had like 10 threats

And the school was giving a 3000 dollar reward.

So my friend decided to make a threat and take it to the office to turn someone in.

He got to the office and they made him write the threat on paper to make sure it wasn't him.

Sure enough, he wrote it exactly the same and got arrested. Lmao

wat

Mitch is Em's little brother. HTH

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

New York just blasting LA. "The emailer seems to be a fan of the show Homeland."



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