North Carolina, Virginia school closings, delays, remote learning list for Thursday, Jan. 9 due to wintry conditions
BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS IT HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY A CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT. IN A STATEMENT POSTED TO THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE, OFFICIALS SAY THEY LEARNED YESTERDAY THAT AN UNAUTHORIZED PARTY GAINED ACCESS TO POWER SCHOOL. NORTH CAROLINA’S STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROVIDER, THE CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT, IS IMPACTING OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NATION AND THE ENTIRE WORLD. DATA ABOUT THE DISTRICT’S STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF WAS ACCESSED DURING THIS EVENT. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NORTH CAROLINA’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IS NOW INVESTIGATING, AND CPI SAYS POWERSCHOOL SHARED THE BREACH THAT HAPPENED WHEN A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE’S CREDENTIALS WERE COMPROMISED. THE COMPANY BECAME AWARE OF THE CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT ON DECEMBER 28TH OF LAST YEAR, BUT IT STARTED ON DECEMBER 19TH. AND MEANWHILE, STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT INVOLVING THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM COMPUTER SYSTEMS. RIGHT NOW, RESIDENTS CANNOT PAY BILLS ONLINE. THE CITY CAN’T PROCESS PAPERWORK. CONTRACTORS NEED TO WORK ON PROJECTS, AND PEOPLE CANNOT ACCESS POLICE REPORTS ONLINE. THE CITY SAYS IT DISCOVERED THE ISSUE ON DECEMBER 26TH. IT’S NOW WORKING TO REBUILD AND RESTORE ITS SYSTEMS. THERE’S NO ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE CITY’S COMPUTER SYSTEMS WILL BE BACK UP AND RUNNING. TOMORROW, A SEA OF BLUE WILL BE IN THE TRIAD AS PEOPLE GATHER TO SAY GOODBYE TO OFFICER MICHAEL HORAN AND GREENSBORO. TONIGHT, ONE NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS IS PREPARING HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUNERAL SERVICE. RYDER MOZINGO HAS BEEN CREATING FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR 16 YEARS, HONORING FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION ASKED HIM TO CREATE A WHITE STAR WREATH WITH HUNDREDS OF FLOWERS. MOZINGO ALSO MADE THE MEMORIAL WREATH FOR SERGEANT NICKS LAST YEAR. IT’S HIS WAY, HE SAYS, TO THANK OFFICERS ONE LAST TIME. I HOPE IT LEADS TO FAMILIES REALIZE HOW MUCH THE COMMUNITY REALLY APPRECIATES THEIR SACRIFICE. YOU KNOW, WORRYING ABOUT IF THEIR HUSBANDS OR WIVES ARE COMING HOME THAT NIGHT, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME THEY GO OUT THE DOOR, THERE’S THAT RISK. THEY MIGHT NOT COME BACK. AND I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO FOR US. MOZINGO WILL BE HAND DELIVERING THE WREATH TO WESTOVER CHURCH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE OFFICER HORAN FUNERAL SERVICE BEGINS. AN OFFICER HORAN SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW AT WESTOVER CHURCH ON MYERS CHAPEL ROAD IN GREENSBORO. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. YOU CAN WATCH THE SERVICE ON OUR WEBSITE. WXII 12.COM, AS WELL AS ON OUR
North Carolina, Virginia school closings, delays, remote learning list for Thursday, Jan. 9 due to wintry conditions
Updated: 10:28 PM EST Jan 8, 2025
Some schools are announcing closings or delays for Thursday, Jan. 9, due to winter weather concerns from snow to icy road conditions.Check out the full listing of remote learning days, school delays and closures here as school systems voluntarily submit them to our site.SCHOOL IMPACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8Alleghany County School – Closed, Remote Learning DayCarroll County Schools – Closed Danville City Schools – 2-Hour DelayGalax City Schools – 2-Hour DelayGrayson County Schools – Closed, Remote Learning DayPittsylvania County Schools – 2-Hour Delay
Some schools are announcing closings or delays for Thursday, Jan. 9, due to winter weather concerns from snow to icy road conditions.
Check out the full listing of remote learning days, school delays and closures here as school systems voluntarily submit them to our site.
SCHOOL IMPACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8
Alleghany County School – Closed, Remote Learning Day
Carroll County Schools – Closed
Danville City Schools – 2-Hour Delay
Galax City Schools – 2-Hour Delay
Grayson County Schools – Closed, Remote Learning Day
Pittsylvania County Schools – 2-Hour Delay
