https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-zoombombing-winnetka-schools-20200406-6uodnrw2nfajppquiolmk5wvpu-story.html
By Karen Ann Cullotta
Chicago Tribune
April 07, 2020
Winnetka police are investigating recent reports of so-called Zoombombing
incidents at two local schools, with hackers hijacking online student
learning by posting pornographic images, racist rants and anti-Semitic
symbols, authorities said Monday.
The first incident involved hackers interrupting a Carleton Washburne
School eighth grade Google Hangouts Meet session last week, with two
unidentified visitors joining the video chat via audio and “using hateful,
anti-Semitic, and racist language,” Washburne Principal Andrew Fenton said
in a March 31 email to parents.
The online student gatherings have become popular as educators nationwide
conduct e-learning programs until at least the end of April due to
coronavirus-related school closures.
“An act of this nature is deplorable and simply not tolerated in our
schools,” Fenton said.
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