Threat that closed down L.A. schools appears to be a hoax, congressman says

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Source: LA Times

The threat that prompted Los Angeles Unified School District officials to close all schools Tuesday appears to be a hoax, a U.S. congressman on the House Intelligence Committee said.

"The preliminary assessment is that it was a hoax or something designed to disrupt school districts in large cities. The investigation is ongoing as to where the threat originated from and who was responsible," Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) said in a statement.

Another local congressman, Brad Sherman, said the person who sent an email threat to several Los Angeles Unified School board members claimed to be the victim of bullying and "an extremist Muslim who has teamed up with local jihadists" — although showed no real knowledge of Islam.

"There isn't a person on the street who couldn't have written this," said Sherman, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-all-lausd-schools-closed-threat-20151215-story.html

[LiberalElite]

1. NYC got the same threat today

and regarded it as a hoax.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. I have a friend who's a teacher at LA Unified who's a real drama queen on this stuff....

Okay,...about most EVERYTHING.

He called to say he is glued to the GOP debate "because something needs to be done about this stuff!!!"

Meanwhile Democrats are muted.

Thanx Debbie.

[brooklynite]

3. Gee, never saw THAT coming...

[Codeine]

4. Ya think?!

Cowards jumping at shadows and breezes.

[Turbineguy]

5. The key to success.

Getting your enemies to do your work for you.

In this sense the U.S. is Al Qeada's and IS's greatest ally. Especially friendly to their cause is the Republican party.

[MADem]

6. Find out which teachers were giving tests yesterday.

It's probably someone in one of those classes who sent the email.

People are always looking for outside actors; sometimes, ya gotta look IN HOUSE.

[HoosierCowboy]

7. Looks like the Terrorists won this one

...when you can spend less than a penny and cause losses to the economy in the millions. We are "THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHICKENSHIT". Don't worry, we'll drop a half million dollar bomb on a goat herders tent from a dysfunctional F-35 that will probably need extensive maintenance when it lands.
We could win this war by not fighting it in the first place. Consider that possibility...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. Like it was terrorists.

I think some kid just got an extra day to try to cram for some exams. I hope he spent the time wisely.

[Chakab]

9. Still Obama's fault. He should have known that it was a hoax.