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Update: Thoreau's Phone Lines Now Working

Middle School able to keep number in place for emergencies

Update 11:25 a.m.:  Thoreau's phone lines are now working again.

To contact the school, community members can now call the main line at 703-856-8000.

Original 5:50 a.m. Thoreau's Phone Lines Still Down: The first day of school brought an unwelcome surprise to Middle School: dead phone lines.

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The school first sent out an email at 7:37 a.m. Tuesday, letting parents and others know the phone lines weren't working.

Late Tuesday afternoon, the school sent out an email again, saying it was a carrier issue and they weren't sure when exactly it would be repaired.

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The school will have access to an emergency number –703-280-5434 – that should be used only for emergencies, not to report absences or deliver messages, the school said in its email.


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