Here is how this data breach incident has affected some students and teachers

Why do you think that the internet loss was so hard on the district?

“I think that the loss of the internet caused a lot of stress on everyone. I believe that we rely too much on the internet in school. I mean they even cancelled school because we didn’t have access to the internet,” junior Bryce Dix said.

How did the loss of the internet affect you?

“The Wi-Fi going down stopped me from being able to do schoolwork on a computer with no access to internet there was nothing to be able to do my work on. I got behind in class and had to catch back later or even at home,” Dix said.

How did losing the internet affect your teaching? Was it easier or more difficult?

“It became much more difficult. The last books that were purchased were in 2013. Also, many of the things have short videos. I had to download them to a flash drive at home and then bring them to school in order to play them,” East High business teacher Derek Lounsberry said.

Did you have to do work at home where there was access to the internet? If so, how was that?

“I worked at home when they gave us the time to. But I made the decision to only do the bare minimum to teach. If the district said we had to be here, I did what I could here. I value my time away from school. I do not spend my off hours working,” Lounsberry said.

What class/ classes did the internet loss affect you the most in?

“The internet affected me most in yearbook. We build the book 100 percent digital, so internet is essential to its creations and our work,” senior Selena Gonzalez said.

How did it affect you and your learning or time in class?

“The internet loss didn’t really affect my learning, as my teachers were luckily able to adapt without it quickly. But my ability to work suffered as I was still given work to do virtually or there was virtual work I simply couldn’t do and it had to be looked over,” Gonzalez said.