Des Moines Public Schools delay classes at 16 schools Friday

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Des Moines Public Schools issued a two-hour delay Friday morning following a large scale phone and internet service outage.

The following schools are impacted:

Capitol View Elementary Edmunds ElementaryGreenwood ElementaryHarding Middle SchoolHanawalt ElementaryHillis ElementaryHoover High SchoolHubbell ElementaryMadison ElementaryMeredith Middle SchoolMerrill Middle SchoolOak Park ElementaryPerkins ElementaryPhillips Elementary Pleasant Hill ElementaryWindsor Elementary

In an email, a Des Moines Public Schools spokesperson says Metronet has reported a large-scale outage impacting phone service, internet and security at these buildings.

Classes will begin two hours late. Transportation will be delayed by two hours. Breakfast and lunch will still be served. School will dismiss at normal time.

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