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Burnside High School have been forced into “compulsory online learning” after its internet connection was severed. Photo: RNZ / Anna Sargent

Burnside High School students have been forced to work from home after a contractor accidentally severed its internet connection.

In a post on its Facebook page, the school said all students would have “compulsory online learning” tomorrow.

“A contractor working on the water mains replacement on Greers Road inadvertently
cut our internet connection this morning,” the post said