Birmingham Community Charter High School and High Tech Los Angeles Charter High School in the west San Fernando Valley were briefly locked down Wednesday morning due to an anonymous phone call about a shooting threat, according to authorities.
Birmingham Community Charter HS received the threat over the phone at about 9 a.m. about a possible shooting on the campus, the Los Angeles Police Department said. There were no reports of a shooting.
The credibility of the threat and the motive were being investigated, police said.
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho issued a statement.
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"Out of an abundance of caution, schools were placed on a brief lockdown during this ongoing investigation by the Los Angeles School Police Department, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department," Carvalho said.
Both schools were off lockdown by Wednesday afternoon.
"Our students, employees and school communities remain safe," Carvalho said.
