RICHMOND, Va. — Before a cyberattack knocked Richmond Public Schools’ network offline this fall, two of the school division’s most recent technology directors had resigned, with one warning of significant financial and structural challenges and the other saying “foundational changes” and “necessary reforms” were needed.
Resignation letters obtained by CBS 6 through a Freedom of Information Act request provide a new look at concerns inside the school division’s Technology Services department before the attack.
Former technology director warned of financial and structural challenges
In June 2025, then-Director of Technology Services Jason Bruffey told RPS Chief of Staff Shareyna Chang that he would not return for the 2025-26 school year.
Bruffey wrote that he could no longer continue in the position because of what he described as the department’s”financial and structural challenges.”…