Okanagan Skaha schools offline, cyber-security hit prolongs digital absence

TLDR:
– Okanagan-Skaha School District in British Columbia is experiencing a district-wide network issue after a cyber-security incident.
– Phones and emails remain down, but schools are open and operating.
– The district hopes to have its systems back online early next week.

The Okanagan-Skaha School District in British Columbia is currently dealing with a cyber-security incident that has taken phones and emails offline. While phones and emails remain down, schools in the district are still open and operational. The district is working to resolve the issue promptly and diligently, with the goal of having systems back online early next week. The Ministry of Education and Child Care staff, Safer Schools Together, local authorities, and cyber-security experts are all providing support to help understand the full scope of the incident. This incident follows a similar incident in 2020 when the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen almost fell victim to a cyberattack.