Los Angeles police chief hits back against claims that the decision to close 900 schools was an 'overreaction'
"To disrupt the daily school schedules of half a million school children, their parents, daycare, buses, based on an anonymous email with no consultation, if in fact consultation did not occur with law enforcement authorities, I think it was a significant overreaction," added Bratton, who was police commissioner of the LAPD from 2002 to 2009.
On Tuesday, New York City schools also received a threat, but the NYPD tweeted that it had been "specific but NON credible."
"We don't see this as a credible terrorist threat," Bratton said. "These threats are made to promote fear ... we cannot allow us to raise the levels of fear."
LAUSD has not indicated when schools will reopen but said it will be giving updates to parents and community members every hour.