NY, LA schools receive email threats; LA cancels all classes, but NYC calls it a hoax

LOS ANGELES — The nation's two biggest school systems — New York City and Los Angeles — received threats Tuesday of a large-scale jihadi attack with guns and bombs. LA reacted by shutting down the entire district, while New York dismissed the warning as an amateurish hoax and held classes.

It's extremely rare for a major U.S. city to close all its schools because of a threat and it reflected the lingering unease in Southern California following the terrorist attack that killed 14 people at a holiday luncheon two weeks ago in San Bernardino.

http://www.startribune.com/los-angeles-schools-closed-due-to-threat/362397321/