The Houston Independent School District said on Wednesday it had received an emailed threat of violence similar to those made against schools in New York City and Los Angeles this week, but there were no plans to cancel class for its more than 213,000 students.
In a statement on its website, the district said police were sweeping campuses as a precaution, but the threat did not appear to be credible.
Class was to be held as normal on Thursday, the district said.
New York City public schools received a nearly identical threat but dismissed the message as a hoax and kept its schools open.
Parents in Houston were asked to be vigilant should they see anything out of the ordinary on Thursday morning, the district's statement said.
Families were also being made aware of the threat via robocalls, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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