WATCH: (Scroll Down For Video)\u00a0Los Angeles officials hold a news conference after all Los Angeles Unified School District schools were closed this morning after an electronic threat.<\/p>\n
All Los Angeles Unified School District schools have been closed after LAUSD received a credible terror threat.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles School Police have confirmed that all students at school will be sent home Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
LAUSD currently enrolls over 640,000 students at more than 900 schools.<\/p>\n
According to a source, the threat was made a disgruntled ex employee with a possible link to an Islamic group.<\/p>\n
The email threat was received by a school board member and the last IP address was traced back to Frankfurt, Germany, LAUSD has confirmed.<\/p>\n
A house representative spoke on CNN on how the email contained Arabic language, pornographic images, nerve agents and 32 accomplices.<\/p>\n
Ramon Cortnies, superintendent of Los Angeles schools who made the decision to close all schools, told a press conference there were specific threats made against multiple schools and school students.<\/p>\n
He said he had ordered searches on schools of all kinds – from elementary schools to adult-age college schools.<\/p>\n
The district covers around\u00a0720 square miles in Los Angeles and smaller Southern California communities.<\/p>\n
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