Note: This story has been updated with information from the Waterloo Region District School Board about the cause of the delay in learning classroom assignments.
The Waterloo Region District School Board says that parents with children at Waterloo public elementary schools will have to wait until classes return on Tuesday to find out who will be teaching their children because of the recent cyber attack.
Late Thursday afternoon, the Waterloo Region District School Board announced that it will not be posting classroom or teacher assignments via its online portal School-Day this year.
“We apologize for the inconvenience this will cause. We know that some students will experience feelings of anxiety and worry as the start of the school year approaches,” the board said.
“School administrators and staff will have a safe and caring plan in place to welcome students on the first day of school.”
Back in July, the board announced that it had been hit by a cyber attack, and a spokesperson for the board told Global News that this was why classes would not be revealed online this week. It said there are issues with School Day, the online portal which parents normally use to access the information.
“Due to ongoing challenges related to the cyber security incident, School Day won’t be available for the first day of school,” the spokesperson said in an email.
“We will provide an update, as soon as we have more information.”
“Your child’s school will be posting information about how your child will be introduced to their classroom teacher on the first day of school,” a release from the school.
The WRDSB says parents should refer to their school’s website for further information on how they will find out about classroom assignments.
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