LAUSD works to close two Porter Ranch schools over gas leak

LAUSD cancelled class for over 640,000 students yesterday after a school board member received the following email Monday night. New York schools received a similar threat, but officials determined it was "non-credible," and decided to keep their

A skateboarder passes an LAUSD School Police car on his way to class Wednesday as students return to San Pedro High School. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times). Howard Blume and Joy Resmovits Contact Reporters. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles 

According to LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, the email was very specific to LAUSD campuses and it threatened violence. He said the email's "implied threat" involved explosive devices and the "specific threat" was a shooting attack using "assault rifles" and 

LAUSD cancelled class for over 640,000 students yesterday after a school board member received the following email Monday night. New York schools received a similar threat, but officials determined it was "non-credible," and decided to keep their

The emails that threatened both New York and Los Angeles school systems used an email host called "Cockmail," according to a report. And a state official has confirmed that the threats came from an email with a pornographic reference in the address.