Phones, Computers Offline At Bridgewater-Raritan Schools Due To Service Disruption

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — A continued service disruption at Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District has caused email and district phones to be unavailable since Monday.

A message was sent out to parents late Tuesday night and the disruption continues through Wednesday. See the message below:

"The Bridgewater-Raritan School Distrcit continues to experience a service disruption that required us to take some components of our computer systems offline. We are still investigating the disruption, and we are working to restore the systems as quickly and safely as possible. In the interim, email and district phones will be temporarily unavailable. There is no additional update at this time."

Parent Heather Robinson said she has been unable to have any contact with the schools, no contact information was provided if there is an emergency, and when she went to the Wade Administration Building it was closed.

"No internet, no phones, no copy machines, doors propped open at the high school because kids can’t open them with their IDs. I have a special needs daughter who depends on her communication device. It doesn’t work without the internet," said another parent Alison Veal Gust.

Superintendent Robert Beers said on Tuesday during the Board of Education meeting said that through consultants and discussions that "we were not closing school."

Beers said the security swipe systems to enter each building remain intact as did the public address system and that Power School was accessible if required.

He also announced that the internet should be back working soon and that the school district will provide updates.

Patch attempted to, but was unable to contact the district for more information. Bridgewater Police Lt. Kevin Lamey said the police are not involved in any investigation into the disruption.

Check back with Patch as more information is released.

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