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All public students and staff in Massachusetts over the age of 5 will be required to wear a mask when school starts.

"They're taking this very seriously, as are we," he said. There is no cost associated with the attack yet, although it may require many of the computers in the school district have hard drives wiped and operating systems reinstalled, he said. School committee member Dan Biggins said the homeland security agents have been helping coach school officials through the recovery process. "We were as prepared as we could have been, but we need to look at what happened here and stay as safe as we can for the future," Biggins said. Computers were shut down on Tuesday and Wednesday, Biggins said.

Rockland Public Schools in Massachusetts is working with the Department of Homeland Security to assess the damage from a ransomware attack this week that affected desktop computers and servers.

Biggins had previously served two terms on the school committee, but chose not to run for reelection in 2019. He was then appointed in July 2020 to serve alternate Richard Phelps' term, pending the municipal election, after Phelps resigned his position. Mills received the fewest votes in the race, 318. A total of 364 blank votes were cast. Biggins said there is a lot that needs to be done at the school district, including getting students back to class full time, and the building of a new elementary school. Melissa Mauro-Small ran unopposed for the remaining one year on the alternate seat ...