https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/09/16/computer-attack-disables-california-school-districts-system/

LOS ANGELES — A ransomware virus took down a California school district’s computer system, forcing a shutdown of distance learning for about 6,000 elementary school students, an official said.

The attack disabled the computer server and email service for the Newhall School District in Valencia, The Los Angeles Times reports.