MONROE TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- Classes are cancelled for the 3rd time successful a enactment successful a Gloucester County schoolhouse territory owed to method problems caused by an "unauthorized 3rd party," according to notifications from the district.
The Monroe Township School District cancelled classes connected Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Williamstown High School sophomore Anthony DeFelice says helium uses a machine and the net successful a batch of his classes.
So erstwhile a method contented caused an net outage astatine school, helium wasn't amazed erstwhile schoolhouse was cancelled.
"Something was going connected on Monday and past they conscionable called disconnected that nighttime astatine similar 8," said DeFelice. "They told america we don't person schoolhouse Tuesday."
On Wednesday, a motion connected the doorway of Williamstown High School said each activities are cancelled until further notice.
A notification from Superintendent Susan Ficke went retired to parents Monday evening, saying determination was a method contented that whitethorn effect successful the disconnection of the school's net service.
It went connected to accidental that holding classes without net would contiguous logistical and information concerns.
On Wednesday evening, Action News learned successful an email sent to parents that territory officials accidental the method problems were caused by an "unauthorized 3rd party," and efforts to reconstruct net and analyse the occupation were ongoing.
Quite a fewer parents said they were frustrated implicit a deficiency of accusation earlier the notification came retired Wednesday evening, and wanted to cognize if there's been a information breach.
Action News reached retired to Monroe Township Mayor Richard DiLucia, who said helium hadn't been contacted by the schoolhouse committee and didn't person immoderate information.
We tried to scope the superintendent respective times Wednesday and we did not perceive back.
Monroe Township constabulary had nary comment.
A spokesperson astatine the FBI's Philadelphia Office said Wednesday they can't corroborate oregon contradict their involvement, but did accidental erstwhile it comes to cyber attacks, they typically connection their assistance and resources.
The territory says the probe is ongoing.
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