Winnetka schools get 'Zoombombed' with pornography, racist rants during online meetings with students; police investigating

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By Karen Ann Cullotta
Chicago Tribune
April 07, 2020

Winnetka police are investigating recent reports of so-called Zoombombing 
incidents at two local schools, with hackers hijacking online student 
learning by posting pornographic images, racist rants and anti-Semitic 
symbols, authorities said Monday.

The first incident involved hackers interrupting a Carleton Washburne 
School eighth grade Google Hangouts Meet session last week, with two 
unidentified visitors joining the video chat via audio and “using hateful, 
anti-Semitic, and racist language,” Washburne Principal Andrew Fenton said 
in a March 31 email to parents.

The online student gatherings have become popular as educators nationwide 
conduct e-learning programs until at least the end of April due to 
coronavirus-related school closures.

“An act of this nature is deplorable and simply not tolerated in our 
schools,” Fenton said.

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