LA Unified closed 900 schools due to "credible" threat, parents tell us how they got the news and what they told their kids, plus a security expert weighs in on how the situation was handled.
Hazard or hoax: The high stakes world of school risk assessment
Los Angeles Unified School District officials ordered all schools closed Tuesday, after receiving a “credible” threat.
Speaking at a morning press conference, LAUSD superintendent Ray Cortines said the district receives threats "all the time."
What was it about this particular threat that may have led officials to act? Take Two put that question to Jonathan Tal, president and CEO of security and risk assessment firm Tal Global.
Press the blue play button above to hear the interview.
LA parents have mixed reactions to LAUSD closing
Today's school closure raised all sorts of questions for parents— everything from "What do I do with my kids today?" to "How to I talk to my children about what's going on?"
Leonora Pitts, Yvonne Condes and Julie Zwillich, mothers of children attending LAUSD schools, joined Take Two to discuss.
A psychologist's advice for talking with kids about the LAUSD closing
Los Angeles schools were closed today in response to what was called "a credible threat of violence." After LAUSD announced it was suspending classes "in an abundance of caution," parents were left with lots of questions, including how to talk about the situation with their kids.
Catherine Mogil, a licensed clinical psychologist and Director of Training and Intervention Development for the Nathanson Family Resilience Center at UCLA, joined Take Two to discuss.
Hazard or hoax: The high stakes world of school risk assessment
Los Angeles Unified School District officials ordered all schools closed Tuesday, after receiving a “credible” threat.
Speaking at a morning press conference, LAUSD superintendent Ray Cortines said the district receives threats "all the time."
What was it about this particular threat that may have led officials to act? Take Two put that question to Jonathan Tal, president and CEO of security and risk assessment firm Tal Global.
Press the blue play button above to hear the interview.
LA parents have mixed reactions to LAUSD closing
Today's school closure raised all sorts of questions for parents— everything from "What do I do with my kids today?" to "How to I talk to my children about what's going on?"
Leonora Pitts, Yvonne Condes and Julie Zwillich, mothers of children attending LAUSD schools, joined Take Two to discuss.
A psychologist's advice for talking with kids about the LAUSD closing
Los Angeles schools were closed today in response to what was called "a credible threat of violence." After LAUSD announced it was suspending classes "in an abundance of caution," parents were left with lots of questions, including how to talk about the situation with their kids.
Catherine Mogil, a licensed clinical psychologist and Director of Training and Intervention Development for the Nathanson Family Resilience Center at UCLA, joined Take Two to discuss.