BREAKING TCAPS Hacked School Cancelled on Monday for Students at Traverse City Area Public Schools

pBy JP Isbell March 30 2024ppTraverse City WestppTraverse City Mich Michigan News Source The students who go to Traverse City Area Public Schools TCAPS will have an extra day or two to celebrate spring break but not for a good reason And its no joke even though its April Fools Day soonppPhone calls and emails went out on Saturday evening regarding what TCAPS Superintendent John R VanWagoner II described as a network disruption that impacted the functionality and access of certain systemsppMORE NEWS MSU Trustees Weigh Limits on Public CommentsppIn his email VanWagoner said Upon discovery of this incident TCAPS immediately disconnected access to the network and promptly engaged a specialized thirdparty cybersecurity firm and IT personnel to assist with securing the environment as well as to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incidentppHe went on to say Since the forensic investigation remains ongoing we will provide additional updates as more information becomes available We appreciate your patience as we continue to assess this situationppAs a result classes are cancelled Monday April 1st with the potential of them also being cancelled on Tuesday the 2nd The school anticipates communicating more information about the status of the school being open on Sunday night or Monday morningppTCAPS is asking the staff to refrain from using any TCAPS systems and once systems become available to reset passwords and multi factor authenticationppThe email advised At some point on Monday or possibly Tuesday staff will be asked to bring staff laptops on site in order to get crucial network upgrades it is currently uncertain whether upgrades can be pushed out to all devices or if it will require a manual upgradeppVanWagoner promised Protecting the integrity of our systems and the information we maintain is critically important to us While we already have robust measures in place to protect against these types of incidents we are committed to taking additional steps to further enhance our safeguards moving forwardppMORE NEWS Gas in Michigan Averages 351 This WeekppOn Saturday night although the email and phone systems were working which allowed the school system to get in touch with TCAPS staff the website was downppUpdated message from TCAPS on Monday April 1stppTCAPS Staff and FamiliesppIn an effort to protect critical district systems Traverse City Area Public Schools has decided to cancel classes on Tuesday April 2 2024 The extra day will allow our technical team time to complete critical testing of our infrastructure ppAll classes will resume on Wednesday April 3 2024ppThank you for your patience and understandingppDr John R VanWagoner Superintendent Traverse City Area Public SchoolsppJen Isbell has spent nearly 20 years as a journalist She is a Michigan News Source daily contributor who prefers pets over people because they cause fewer problemsppCOMMENTS POLICY We have no tolerance for messages of violence racism vulgarity obscenity or other such discourteous behavior Thank you for contributing to a respectful and useful online dialoguepp 2024 Michigan News Source LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDp