Farmington schools closed after phone, internet disruption

Max Reinhart, MediaNews Group

Farmington Public Colleges have been closed Friday after an incident disrupted the district’s web and cellphone service.

The district introduced the closure late Thursday. Officers mentioned a automobile accident brought on injury to a fiber optic cable.

“This injury has disrupted parts of our community operations, together with web and phone companies, that are important for instruction, communications and security,” Farmington Public Faculty mentioned in a submit on the district’s web site and shared on social media.

The district mentioned restore crews have been working to revive service as shortly as doable.

It was not instantly clear whether or not the outage might have an effect on colleges subsequent week. Farmington Public Colleges mentioned it might notify households when college actions can resume.

“Thanks on your understanding and endurance!” The district introduced this on Thursday. “We all know that last-minute modifications are troublesome for households and we will definitely miss our college students tomorrow!”

In accordance with MIschooldata.org, Farmington Public Faculty serves 9,143 college students in south-central Oakland County. The district consists of an early childhood heart, eight elementary colleges, three center colleges and three excessive colleges.