Overview
- The district announced a closure on Tuesday after officials said a cyber incident interrupted systems needed for school operations, leaving classes canceled for at least a second consecutive day.
- All staff and students with district-issued laptops were told to stay off Springfield Public Schools networks until investigators can determine the scope of the problem.
- District leaders say they do not yet know the size of the breach and have not attributed the incident to any actor or confirmed that data was stolen.
- After-school programs were canceled, the central office remains open with possible phone and service disruptions, and administrators are developing manual backup procedures for tasks such as attendance reporting.
- Reporters note this follows a series of recent cyber disruptions at Massachusetts school systems, raising concerns about resilience and the timeline for restoring district technology and communications.