Acadia Parish School System in Louisiana has shut down its computer systems while it investigates a possible network compromise, the superintendent said Wednesday.
In a notice to the school community, the superintendent said the systems would “remain shut down for the near future.” The district said it expected classes and normal school operations to continue.
The superintendent expected investigators on site Thursday. The district did not identify which applications or services were unavailable. The district’s public website did not load when DysruptionHub checked it Thursday.
The district is based in Crowley, the Acadia Parish seat, about 25 miles west of Lafayette along Interstate 10. It enrolled about 9,000 students across 27 schools in the 2024–25 school year, according to federal education data.
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On Tuesday, New Plymouth School District in Idaho canceled classes at all three schools and stopped using its computers and network after detecting a cyber threat.
The district has given no timetable for restoring its systems. It has yet to say whether anyone gained access to the network or whether student or employee records were exposed.
