There will be no back-to-school selfies or binge-watching for students of the Toronto District School Board as a restriction on Instagram, Snapchat and Netflix will continue this year.

In a statement released last week, the school board said there were unexpected delays in upgrading its Wi-Fi network during the summer.

The school board announced in May that access to the popular image-sharing and streaming apps would be blocked until June 30.

“As mobile device usage increases, so do the demands on this network, which was not designed to support this level of activity,” the board said at the time.

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According to the board, almost half the schools in the system use an “older, slower network,” which cannot keep up with the growing traffic. The traffic overload has caused “slowness and lagging on the network.”

The board was hoping to have installed faster, reliable internet network before the school year started.

“In the spring, when these three sites were initially blocked, staff reported experiencing faster internet speeds as a result of the reduced traffic and were able to complete necessary operational tasks such as attendance,” the board said in a statement.

“This continued measure will help alleviate congestion and boost network capacity while minimizing the impact on teaching and learning.”

The board will revisit the policy in June 2018.

With files from Star staff

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