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Threat Forces Closure Of Tarzana School
School officials chose to close the campus Friday, advising parents to tell their children school was cancelled due to a plumbing problem.
TARZANA, CA — A threat made against the Woodcrest School in Tarzana forced school officials to close the campus Friday. School administrators reportedly instructed parents to tell their children the school would be closed due to a plumbing problem.
Families found out about the closure Thursday night with a posting on the school's Facebook page telling parents to check their emails for an important message.
"Please stay calm and know that our number one priority is the safety of your children," the email read, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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The Los Angeles Police Department received notification of the criminal threat about 5:30 p.m., Officer Mike Lopez told The Times. The nature of the threat was not disclosed.
"We didn't tell them to close the school, but they decided to, to keep everybody safe," Lopez said.
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The school is at 6043 Tampa Ave.
City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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