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Cybersecurity Crisis Disrupts Fort Smith Schools Ahead of Key Meeting

7/22/2025

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A cybersecurity incident has thrown the Fort Smith School District in Arkansas into chaos, disrupting phone and internet services just before a crucial school board meeting on cellphone bans and lunch price hikes. As classes prepare to resume on August 13, the district remains tight-lipped about whether the issue stems from an external attack or an internal malfunction.

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Story summary

A cybersecurity incident has thrown the Fort Smith School District in Arkansas into chaos, disrupting phone and internet services just before a crucial school board meeting on cellphone bans and lunch price hikes. As classes prepare to resume on August 13, the district remains tight-lipped about whether the issue stems from an external attack or an internal malfunction.