# Virginia and New York Schools Respond to Ransomware

Ransomware incidents disrupted Richmond Public Schools in Virginia and the Oneonta City School District in New York during October 2026. Richmond kept all 53 campuses open while shifting instruction to printed materials and arranging Chromebook access; Oneonta closed for two days and expected to resume classes on October 27. No solicitation, contract award, spending amount, or confirmed data loss was reported, but the response measures point to potential demand for incident response, recovery, continuity planning, printing, and secure device and network support.

- District procurement teams may need incident-response and recovery support, continuity planning, printed instructional materials, and secure device or network services to maintain operations during disruptions.
- Contractors with relevant education-sector cybersecurity and recovery capabilities can assess whether their services address the needs described; the signals do not establish an active procurement opportunity.
- Oneonta’s expected October 27 return to classes and Richmond’s continued campus operations illustrate different continuity needs across school systems. No contract values, solicitation deadlines, or named suppliers were reported.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 27, 2026

### Government Entities
- Richmond Public Schools (RPS)
- Oneonta City School District (OCSD)

### Key Quotes
> All teachers should be receiving Chromebooks today or tomorrow to allow them to access all RPS platforms
> — Jason Kamras, Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools

> the district is working with outside experts to determine the full scope of the breach and restore normal operations.
> — Thomas Brindley, Superintendent of the Oneonta City School District

### Sources
- [Ransomware attacks disrupt East Coast school districts | Cybernews](https://cybernews.com/news/richmond-oneonta-schools-ransomware-attacks) - Cybernews