No school Wednesday for DMPS amid “cybersecurity issue” recovery
Class will again be canceled Wednesday, Jan. 11, for Des Moines Public Schools students, as the district recovers from what it is calling a "cybersecurity incident."DMPS had already canceled classes for Tuesday. Interim superintendent Matt Smith said there is no decision yet on whether class will be held Thursday or Friday.In a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Smith said the district's top priority is to return to in-person learning. He said DMPS leaders are working on contingency plans in the event of a long-lasting closure.WATCH: Des Moines Public Schools press conference on cybersecurity incident.Smith also said the district is treating the incident as a ransomware attack. He said state and federal authorities are investigating.Smith said a routine system check alerted the district to the issue, which led the district taking its internet and network services offline on Monday morning. The district said it needed to cancel school because a lot of the technology used in classrooms and in operations was not working.Smith said the district has two built-in snow days to account for Tuesday and Wednesday. He said DMPS is in contact with state education officials on how to proceed, but that the district does intend to make up all missed days.Smith said that while classes are canceled for Wednesday, the district's offices will remain open.
Class will again be canceled Wednesday, Jan. 11, for Des Moines Public Schools students, as the district recovers from what it is calling a "cybersecurity incident."
DMPS had already canceled classes for Tuesday. Interim superintendent Matt Smith said there is no decision yet on whether class will be held Thursday or Friday.
In a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Smith said the district's top priority is to return to in-person learning. He said DMPS leaders are working on contingency plans in the event of a long-lasting closure.
WATCH: Des Moines Public Schools press conference on cybersecurity incident.
Smith also said the district is treating the incident as a ransomware attack. He said state and federal authorities are investigating.
Smith said a routine system check alerted the district to the issue, which led the district taking its internet and network services offline on Monday morning. The district said it needed to cancel school because a lot of the technology used in classrooms and in operations was not working.
Smith said the district has two built-in snow days to account for Tuesday and Wednesday. He said DMPS is in contact with state education officials on how to proceed, but that the district does intend to make up all missed days.
Smith said that while classes are canceled for Wednesday, the district's offices will remain open.
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