DeKalb County parents run into technical issues on 1st day of online school

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — There were some parents in DeKalb County who say they had major issues accessing the system for their children’s virtual learning Monday.

Channel 2′s Audrey Washington talked to parents who said they simply couldn’t access the system at all.

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DeKalb County schools tweeted this morning they were experiencing issues with their “authentication proxy servers” and that their crews are working to fix it.

We’re in contact with the school district about the issues -- Stay with Channel 2 Action News for updates on this developing story

DeKalb wasn’t the only county having issues with its online learning.

Many parents in Cobb County contacted Channel 2 Action News saying they’re having issues accessing the district’s virtual tool.

The DeKalb County School District released the following statement Monday about the issues:

“DeKalb County School District encountered an unexpected technical issue this morning that caused some students and teachers to experience problems logging on to the virtual learning experience. Our technology team worked quickly to identify the root of the problem and take corrective action, and the issue was corrected at 10:07 a.m. We believe this discovery will help minimize potential future disruption.

“The District also aware of the difficulties with registration. The On Line Registration (OLR) team worked during the weekend to process applications of students for the first day of school. A problem with one of the address fields in the application was discovered late Sunday evening which affected a number of applications. We have a team correcting the addresses. The flagged applications will be moved to the local school queues for processing by registrars.

“We remain committed to providing the best digital learning environment as possible. We conducted ample diligence testing before the start of the school year, and we purposely built in two and a half days at the beginning of the school year to address any technical issues. Parents and students with questions about virtual learning should visit the Virtual Learning Support page on the DCSD website for resources and support.”

DeKalb County mother says she couldn’t get her child registered for 1st day of school The school district says registrations been open since June.

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