School closes for two days after cyber incident
A secondary school in Cornwall close for two days due to a 'cyber incident'.
The Richard Lander school said it has an issue with affected its IT systems, but there was no evident that personal data had been compromised.
The school is working with the local authority to ensure it has the right support and expertise available to assess the situation.
The school's facebook page has said that the IT systems in the canteen are not functioning causing issues and asked for students to bring packed lunches.
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The school continues to investigate but has very limited access to data.
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