Call For Action: After Ransomware Attack

A Huntsville City Schools student opens up about the growing impact of a cyber attack on school computers during the pandemic.

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A huntsville city schools student opens up about the growing impact of a cyber attack on school computers during the pandemic.

Waay-31's bridget divers joins us live from huntsville now.

She spoke with a student about what he wants the school to do in the future.

Bridget what did he tell you?

One student i spoke with said that a lot of his classmates have been struggling this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

He says an already difficult situation is being made harder in the wake of the cyber secuirty attack.

Students that have late work aren't able to turn in all those assignments because many were on the computer.

They've not been able to turn their computers back on in more than a week since the hackers launched the ransomware attack.

And one student says that the take-home packets are the best solution to the current problem.

But hopes teachers work with students in the future to get them on track.

"my ultimate hope is that they'll come to us and start explain the situation, what they plan to do in the future like how they're going to help the students that are having trouble and what they're going to do about the attack.

I don't see this attack stopping anytime soon."

Virtual students will continue to do weekly take- home packets until the system is up and running.

In huntsville, bridget divers, waay-31 news.

Thanks bridget.

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