As a result of the [network] breach, on Tuesday night the Sumner County School Board voted to change the first day of school. Instead of Aug. 4, students will start back on the 10th.
School board officials said parents will receive a message from the superintendent about the new start date.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security are all investigating the breach.
In a Facebook post, Sumner County Schools explained:
Dear Parents,
We wanted to share some information about an occurrence that will impact the start of our school year.
On July 20, 2026, Sumner County Schools became aware of unauthorized access into our network. We promptly notified local and federal law enforcement and the Department of Education and engaged third-party forensic specialists to investigate and respond to this matter. Please understand that our team is diligently working around the clock to minimize the impact to schools and overall operations.
However, this will impact our school calendar in the following ways:
Below is a link to our Board Approved Revised Calendar.
New student registration, originally scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed to August 4th-5th.
Student Registration Nights have also been moved to August 4th-5th & will include New Student Registration.
Schools will communicate details to their families for Registration Nights in the next week.
The first day of school is now August 10.
We will share further information with our community as it becomes available.
Thanks,
Scott Langford
Superintendent
Sumner County Schools
