Students gained access to their class schedules days before they were scheduled to be released, through two separate leaks, this year. Schedules are normally announced on Infinite Campus at 3 p.m. the day before school begins, but for the second year in a row, they were visible early on other platforms.
Students logged into ParentSquare and discovered a page labeled “Classes” on Aug. 8, three days before the scheduled release. There, they could view their classes and teachers, but not the periods.
Sophomore Lavi Taufahema was among the many students who found out about the leak from friends. “One of my friends posted it on her Instagram story, and then I asked her how she got the schedule, and she told me,” she said.
Within a day, the District patched the method and blocked the class page. However, many had already seen their classes and teachers before it was removed.
Two days later, students could see their schedules again, this time using a new workaround. Students searched for a folder titled “Classroom” in Google Drive, which included more folders labeled with their classes and periods. This time, the District didn’t respond, and schedules remained visible.
The new method spread rapidly among students. “I heard from a friend that I could check them on Google Drive,” sophomore Arthur Doering said.
“There were rumors spreading across social media that you can find your schedule through Google Drive,” sophomore Emiliano Cardenas Gaona said.
Last year, a similar glitch on BrainPOP Español also released the schedules early. As leaks become more of a pattern, the District’s planned release schedule continues to be disrupted.
Cardenas Gaona views early schedule releases as a positive thing. “It makes it easier for students, and it makes them have less stress about knowing what classes they get,” he said.
Many students wish that the District would publish the class schedules sooner in the summer. “Schools should release schedules earlier because people need to be more prepared,” junior William Khodabakchian said. “If you have a genuine issue [with your schedule], you have less time to switch out, and you have to switch out while people are already learning the curriculum.”
With new glitches and tricks that reveal schedules and quickly circulate, it is unclear whether the District will be able to completely prevent future leaks.
