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After the New York State Department of Health updated its COVID-19 guidance for schools, many local districts are making changes to comply.
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy was joined by Albany City School Superintendent Kaweeda Adams and Brian Bailey from the Ravens-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District on Monday.
Bailey says making it through the last year was a triumph for educators.
“You saw so many people switch to remote last March to do their work. And I don t know … Actually, I do know that our parents have appreciated the complexity of it, because many of them, in some circumstances became the primary educator for their children. I think it helped to spur a whole new appreciation for the work that happens in our schools.”
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Officials say school district near Albany hit by cyberattack
April 26, 2021
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GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) An Albany-area school district is investigating a malware attack that forced students in grades 7 through 12 into all-remote learning on Monday, district officials announced.
Officials at the Guilderland Central School District said on the district s website that specialists investigating “technical interruptions” that happened last Thursday “have determined that the district was the victim of a cyber attack by a threat actor group which used malware to encrypt certain systems throughout the district.”
Officials with the 5,700-student district said they are investigating to determine “whether any sensitive data may have been impacted.” They said school buildings would be closed to students in grades 7 through 12 on Monday.