Southern Methodist University, located in Dallas, told students they plan to reschedule final exams to Sunday May 10, 2026, due to the outage.
TEXAS, USA — Dallas-Fort Worth area school districts and universities are scrambling to find solution for end of year testing after popular classroom software, Canvas, was hacked officials say.
Canvas, which is an online classroom platform, used by over 7,000 education systems worldwide, 41 percent of that higher education facilities across the United States use the platform for course work and exams.
Many independent school districts and universities across North Texas experienced issues with the system Thursday after the hack.
The University of North Texas said, in part, they will “discuss how to manage pending assignments, any final exams, grades, etc…”
Southern Methodist University, located in Dallas, told students they plan to reschedule final exams to Sunday May 10, 2026, due to the outage. Exam locations and start times will remain the same.
In secondary education, Arlington Independent School District advised teachers to utilize alternate methods of instructional delivery and communication until the issue is resolved.
Rockwall Independent School District announced in a letter to parents they have no indication that any data at their school district was compromised. However, the district’s technology department said Canvas will be unavailable to staff, students, and parents until the issue is resolved.
Cleburne Independent School district also announced in a social media post the district has not been contacted by Canvas regarding any identified impact to the district.
As of late Thursday evening, it appears that most users now have access to the app again.