Anonymous
05/10/2026 18:36
Subject: Canvas down?
This is not a big deal for MCPS or any other public school. We are not anywhere close to end of quarter grading. Kids studying for APs, for the most part, do not rely on Canvas, and should have gotten most of their prep done already. AP exams are taken on Bluebook, so no problem there. My own kid is taking 4 AP exams this year and certainly did not need Canvas, nor has she heard from anyone at her school that other kids are being materially hurt by Canvas being down.
Just stop whining, will you?
The institutions in real trouble are the universities that lost Canvas right in the middle of finals taken on Canvas! Students move out of dorms right after their finals, the school year is over, they will need to find ways to create a grade without the missed finals.
Just stop whining, will you?
The institutions in real trouble are the universities that lost Canvas right in the middle of finals taken on Canvas! Students move out of dorms right after their finals, the school year is over, they will need to find ways to create a grade without the missed finals.
Anonymous
05/10/2026 18:32
Subject: Canvas down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pp here with the AP kid. He’s got 2 APs tomorrow and is using every minute he can. He wanted to review one of the older unit slides but doesn’t want to waste time looking for it now. He’ll be fine. I just wanted to give an example of how this canvas security breach is affecting students. He is too stressed out to worry about canvas right now. It’s an annoyance but he’ll be ok. Good luck to all the AP students this week and next, hopefully the tests aren’t impacted by canvas.
Maybe one consolation is that AP grading is curved and kids from huge numbers of school district are all in the same boat.
What are you talking about? AP exams are national tests and independently graded. Yes a lot of school districts use Canvas but there is no MCPS district curve here.
Anonymous
05/10/2026 18:31
Subject: Canvas down?
Canvas has been back online for two days now. McPS sent the message Friday so that people wouldn’t expect them to get the IT fixes that need to be done in a timely manner.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cyberattack-shutters-canvas-learning-platform-for-schools-across-us/
This is like the excessive snow days MCPS takes. The rest of the region /country goes back to normal but MCPS stays non functional because MCPS staff don’t want to make any extra effort.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cyberattack-shutters-canvas-learning-platform-for-schools-across-us/
This is like the excessive snow days MCPS takes. The rest of the region /country goes back to normal but MCPS stays non functional because MCPS staff don’t want to make any extra effort.
Anonymous
05/10/2026 18:08
Subject: Canvas down?
Anonymous wrote:Message sent Friday May 8
Dear MCPS Students, Families and Staff,
The district continues to respond to a massive cybersecurity incident involving Canvas, the platform that powers myMCPS Classroom. Although the vendor, Instructure, reports that core services have been restored, and some universities and school districts are reconnecting to Canvas, MCPS is not. Here is why: At this time, we do not yet have sufficient assurance from the vendor, along with the level of communication and verification we would expect, to confidently restore the system for widespread use. Out of an abundance of caution, MCPS technology and cybersecurity staff will continue to carefully review system integrity and assess any potential vulnerabilities before restoring access.
Our current plan is to restore access for teachers later Sunday and into Monday so educators can review files, access instructional materials, and prepare for learning activities. Throughout Monday, MCPS will continue evaluating the system to determine whether it is safe to restore student access.
We know this outage has created frustration and inconvenience for students, staff, and families, and we sincerely appreciate everyone’s patience. Despite these challenges, teaching and learning continue in MCPS.
Translation: no one at McPS is working over the weekend to fix this mess and too bad for your AP kid
Anonymous
05/10/2026 13:16
Subject: Canvas down?
Is it safe to check Canvas yet? My kid isn’t sure whether he can hand in assignments…
Anonymous
05/09/2026 07:06
Subject: Canvas down?
Anonymous wrote:Giving teachers a weekend off? To celebrate Mother's Day?
???
Anonymous
05/08/2026 17:17
Subject: Canvas down?
Giving teachers a weekend off? To celebrate Mother's Day?
Anonymous
05/08/2026 17:16
Subject: Canvas down?
Message sent Friday May 8
Dear MCPS Students, Families and Staff,
The district continues to respond to a massive cybersecurity incident involving Canvas, the platform that powers myMCPS Classroom. Although the vendor, Instructure, reports that core services have been restored, and some universities and school districts are reconnecting to Canvas, MCPS is not. Here is why: At this time, we do not yet have sufficient assurance from the vendor, along with the level of communication and verification we would expect, to confidently restore the system for widespread use. Out of an abundance of caution, MCPS technology and cybersecurity staff will continue to carefully review system integrity and assess any potential vulnerabilities before restoring access.
Our current plan is to restore access for teachers later Sunday and into Monday so educators can review files, access instructional materials, and prepare for learning activities. Throughout Monday, MCPS will continue evaluating the system to determine whether it is safe to restore student access.
We know this outage has created frustration and inconvenience for students, staff, and families, and we sincerely appreciate everyone’s patience. Despite these challenges, teaching and learning continue in MCPS.
Dear MCPS Students, Families and Staff,
The district continues to respond to a massive cybersecurity incident involving Canvas, the platform that powers myMCPS Classroom. Although the vendor, Instructure, reports that core services have been restored, and some universities and school districts are reconnecting to Canvas, MCPS is not. Here is why: At this time, we do not yet have sufficient assurance from the vendor, along with the level of communication and verification we would expect, to confidently restore the system for widespread use. Out of an abundance of caution, MCPS technology and cybersecurity staff will continue to carefully review system integrity and assess any potential vulnerabilities before restoring access.
Our current plan is to restore access for teachers later Sunday and into Monday so educators can review files, access instructional materials, and prepare for learning activities. Throughout Monday, MCPS will continue evaluating the system to determine whether it is safe to restore student access.
We know this outage has created frustration and inconvenience for students, staff, and families, and we sincerely appreciate everyone’s patience. Despite these challenges, teaching and learning continue in MCPS.
Anonymous
05/08/2026 08:05
Subject: Canvas down?
Anonymous wrote:Pp here with the AP kid. He’s got 2 APs tomorrow and is using every minute he can. He wanted to review one of the older unit slides but doesn’t want to waste time looking for it now. He’ll be fine. I just wanted to give an example of how this canvas security breach is affecting students. He is too stressed out to worry about canvas right now. It’s an annoyance but he’ll be ok. Good luck to all the AP students this week and next, hopefully the tests aren’t impacted by canvas.
Maybe one consolation is that AP grading is curved and kids from huge numbers of school district are all in the same boat.
Anonymous
05/07/2026 23:53
Subject: Canvas down?
Pp here with the AP kid. He’s got 2 APs tomorrow and is using every minute he can. He wanted to review one of the older unit slides but doesn’t want to waste time looking for it now. He’ll be fine. I just wanted to give an example of how this canvas security breach is affecting students. He is too stressed out to worry about canvas right now. It’s an annoyance but he’ll be ok. Good luck to all the AP students this week and next, hopefully the tests aren’t impacted by canvas.
Anonymous
05/07/2026 20:56
Subject: Canvas down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ugh my kid is trying to access slides for his AP tests tomorrow. What horrible timing, but I guess that was the point.
he should email his teacher
Not via canvas!
Kids should decline to take any assessments tomorrow
Honestly, at this point they know what they know and four more hours won’t matter. Most kids will be in the same boat.
Not if they specifically budgeted this time to do their studying because they have busy schedules! A strike is in order
Anonymous
05/07/2026 19:55
Subject: Canvas down?
Anonymous wrote:Ugh my kid is trying to access slides for his AP tests tomorrow. What horrible timing, but I guess that was the point.
If your child had ever (even once) opened those slides before Canvas shut down today, he still has access to them via Drive. He just needs to search Drive using the keywords.
Anonymous
05/07/2026 19:33
Subject: Canvas down?
Is access to BlueBook affected by this outage? My son is having trouble getting into BlueBook.
Anonymous
05/07/2026 19:24
Subject: Canvas down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ugh my kid is trying to access slides for his AP tests tomorrow. What horrible timing, but I guess that was the point.
he should email his teacher
Not via canvas!
Kids should decline to take any assessments tomorrow
Honestly, at this point they know what they know and four more hours won’t matter. Most kids will be in the same boat.
Anonymous
05/07/2026 18:51
Subject: Canvas down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ugh my kid is trying to access slides for his AP tests tomorrow. What horrible timing, but I guess that was the point.
he should email his teacher
Not via canvas!
Kids should decline to take any assessments tomorrow