Highline Public Schools to reopen Thursday after cyberattack

Venice Buhain

Venice Buhain Jun 15, 2025

Sep 11, 2024

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                <h2><p>Highline Public Schools will resume on Thursday after being out since Monday due to a cyberattack.

According to the district, technology staff detected the breach and disconnected its network from the internet, disrupting phone systems and limiting access to applications required for the safe operations of schools.

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            <p>Highline Public Schools will resume on Thursday after being out since Monday due to a cyberattack.</p><p>According to the district, technology staff detected the breach and disconnected its network from the internet, disrupting phone systems and limiting access to applications required for the safe operations of schools.</p><p>In a statement on the district website, school officials expressed regrets about the disruption and noted that it delayed the first day of kindergarten.</p><p>“We recognize the burden this decision places on both families and staff, but student safety is our top priority, and we cannot have school without these critical systems in place,” the district said in its statement.</p>
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Highline Public Schools will resume on Thursday after being out since Monday due to a cyberattack.

According to the district, technology staff detected the breach and disconnected its network from the internet, disrupting phone systems and limiting access to applications required for the safe operations of schools.

In a statement on the district website, school officials expressed regrets about the disruption and noted that it delayed the first day of kindergarten.

“We recognize the burden this decision places on both families and staff, but student safety is our top priority, and we cannot have school without these critical systems in place,” the district said in its statement.

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