INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Schools students had a day off from school Tuesday after an internet outage.
The district announced the outage around 9 a.m. After initially announcing schools would operate on a two-hour delay, district leaders canceled the day altogether.
The following statement was sent to 13News Tuesday afternoon:
The technical issues that Indianapolis Public Schools endured today, Sept. 22, is a direct result of damages to the district internet provider’s fiber optic cables. This outage did not affect everyone in the district but was widespread enough that it warranted IPS administration to cancel remote learning for the day.
IPS is working internally to share with families how students can make up today’s lessons.
Our internet provider is working to fix the issue. Teachers are also working to ensure lessons are available for the remainder of the week if the internet outage persists.
According to an IPS spokesperson, the situation was out of their control. The outage appeared to be spotty with some students able to log on while others couldn't.
As of 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, IPS announces that the IT issues have been resolved.
Wednesday, Sept. 23, is a scheduled Parents in Touch (PIT) Day for virtual parent-teacher conferences. There is no remote learning.
Classes will resume Thursday.
