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Halifax County Schools superintendent details student death, overnight cyberattack and bus-accident fatality; praises staff response
Summary
Halifax County Schools leaders told the school board that the division faced three major incidents in one week — the death of a 4-year-old student, an overnight cyberattack and a pedestrian fatality from a bus accident — and credited staff and cybersecurity professionals with stabilizing operations.
Halifax County Schools Superintendent Doctor Huskin told the school board the district confronted three traumatic incidents in a single week: the death of a 4-year-old student at South Boston Learning Center, an overnight cyberattack that disrupted district systems and a bus accident that resulted in a pedestrian fatality.
The superintendent said the student was Sailor Leanne Coleman of South Boston Learning Center and described her as a joyful child who “touched everyone who knew her.” The…
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