The district contacted the Rhode Island State Police, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security last week.

The School Department has neither confirmed or denied that the “irregular activity” detected last week was a potential intrusion, but said they did not believe data was compromised.

The School Board announced that the district experienced a “network security breach,” a week after the state-run school district said it detected “irregular activity,” that prompted them to shut it down.

Providence Public Schools have been without internet due to "irregular network activity" for almost a week. Officials with the district said an investigation was underway after an IT employee noticed unusual activity on the school's network Wednesday.