Some parents complained about serious connectivity issues, delays and problems logging into virtual classrooms.
NEW YORK -- There were major problems for New York City public schools trying to operate remotely on Tuesday. For hours, the system was on the fritz and, according to the schools chancellor, 'not ready for prime time.'Some parents opted out and others were not amused.It was a conundrum for city parents.
'In a word, IBM was not ready for prime time,' Banks said, adding, 'So to say that I am disappointed, frustrated and angry is an understatement.'He said IBM was not prepared for the onslaught of teachers and students to go online.'I'm concerned about what happened here and IBM's response that we didn't realize that over 900,000 kids were going to get on at the same time, duh,' Banks said.
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