A cyber incident at a school district serving Toronto’s outer suburbs disabled online learning for thousands of students and plunged school administration into a mainly pre-digital era.
The Durham District School Board, which serves more than 74,000 day students, disclosed Sunday that the incident had yanked phone and email services online along with “most” student Chromebooks.
Schools are open, but attendance will be taken manually and parents won’t be notified if their child is absent.
The district is responsible for public education across 136 elementary and secondary schools in the eastern Toronto exurbs. It employs over 7,000 teaching and educational services staff.
The district school board says it discovered the incident on Friday and took steps to secure its network and retain outside assistance. It has notified law enforcement.
