SARASOTA COUNTY, November 20, 2019 –

Sarasota County Schools has been made aware of an issue with the static telephones at some of our traditional public school campuses. Our Information Technology department is working on a resolution with our service provider, who has indicated the issue is not unique to the school district – other telecommunications customers are currently experiencing the same problem.

The following schools and district offices have been impacted by this issue:

• Ashton Elementary School
• Alta Vista Elementary School
• Bay Haven School of Basics Plus
• Booker High School
• Booker Middle School
• Brentwood Elementary School
• Brookside Middle School
• Fruitville Elementary School
• Gocio Elementary School
• Gulf Gate Elementary School
• Lakeview Elementary School
• Landings (main district offices)
• Laurel Nokomis School
• McIntosh Middle School
• Oak Park School
• Phillippi Shores Elementary School
• Riverview High School
• Sarasota High School
• Sarasota Middle School
• Southside Elementary School
• Suncoast Polytechnical High School
• Suncoast Technical College – Sarasota campus
• Tatum Ridge Elementary School
• Tuttle Elementary School
• Venice Elementary School
• Venice High School
• Wilkinson Elementary School

We wanted to assure you that all of our students at the impacted campuses are safe, and learning is still taking place. Dismissal and after-school activities are continuing as usual. We will keep you updated with any new information we receive regarding this telecommunications issue.

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