Update at 2:35 p.m. — Kids will be back in class (virtually) tomorrow.
“Our service provider repaired the damaged cable overnight and restored service late this morning,” Arlington Public Schools said Wednesday afternoon. “As of 1 p.m., APS network services have been restored. Distance learning will resume for all students, tomorrow, Oct. 22.”
Earlier: A fiber optic cable cut in Vienna has led to the cancellation of distance learning today.
Arlington Public Schools says the network outage caused by the “major fiber cut” has knocked out systems required for remote classes.
“Our Internet Service Provider has not been able to restore service and is continuing to work to resolve the issue,” APS said in an email to families. As of last night, the school system said “there is no estimate for restoration.”
Meal services and high school pools are unaffected by the closure. APS is, however, pushing back the deadline for some families make back-to-school selections online.
“Due to the network outage, today’s deadline for making Level 2 selections in ParentVUE for students in grades PreK-5 and select CTE courses has been extended to Fri, Oct. 23,” APS said.
“We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and again, thank you for your patience,” the school email concluded. “We will continue to provide updates today and will notify you when service is restored.”
Arlington County’s website, meanwhile, is still down as of 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Staff will have limited access to some network services. This network outage is due to a major fiber cut which occurred late yesterday afternoon.
Meal services are not affected and will go on as planned, and there is no impact to the Aquatics Centers.— Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) October 21, 2020
We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and again, thank you for your patience. We will continue to provide updates and will notify you when service is restored.
— Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) October 21, 2020