9:01 AM: Thanks for the tip. If you’ve been trying to call a Seattle Public Schools number in West Seattle/South Park but can’t get through, there’s apparently a phone-system outage. That’s the word from one local school. We’re checking with district headquarters to try to find out more.

11:35 AM: District spokesperson Tim Robinson tells WSB that the problem is a “network outage” affecting “some south-end schools” and that it’s being worked on.