Internet service down for several Madera County school districts, officials say

Wednesday, August 26, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An internet outage has disrupted distance learning for several school districts in Madera County, a spokesperson with the Office for Madera County Superintendent of Schools confirmed to Action News on Wednesday morning.

Officials say a fiber line was damaged, causing internet service to become lost for some students. It's unclear how the line was damaged, the spokesperson said.
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Madera Unified, Raymond Unified, Coarsegold Unified, Yosemite Unified, Golden Valley Unified, and some parts of Fresno were impacted by the outage.

A parent whose child attends the Golden Valley Unified School District said they received an email around 8:20 a.m. regarding the outage.

Internet service is still intact at Chowchilla's high school and elementary schools, as well as the Chawanakee Unified School District.
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There was no estimated time for when the outage would be restored.

This is a developing story. Stay with Action News for updates.
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