By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer

(Nov. 5, 2020) Internet connectivity issues continued to disrupt learning for Worcester County’s public school students on Monday.

Lou Taylor

Virtual learners were instructed to work on assignments asynchronously until the issues were resolved.

Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor provided a technology update to families on Monday on the school system’s website, apologizing for the nearly week-long technology issues.

“After a thorough investigation and consultation with several outside vendors, we narrowed the problem to an internal hardware issue,” Taylor said. “We have repaired this hardware and tested it to ensure stability. We hope that this issue has now been resolved.”

Carrie Sterrs, coordinator of public relations and special programs for the county school system, said the piece of hardware is located at the central office in Newark.

In the video update, Taylor added that the internet connectivity was expected to be fully functioning when instruction resumed on Wednesday.

Worcester County Public Schools were closed on Tuesday for Election Day and professional development.