For the 700,000 students in Miami-Dade and Broward public schools, it was just another day in class. For school leaders, it was a day of decisions and vigilance.
South Florida schools opened their doors Thursday morning despite threats — deemed “less than credible” — that had been sent in emails similar to ones sent to Los Angeles and New York earlier this week. The email to Miami-Dade school leaders threatened to blow up campus buildings with pressure cookers placed inside backpacks.