# Nationwide Microsoft outage disrupts email services for OCDE, other organizations Source: Orange County Department of Education State: California Date: 2026-11-12 Topics: Districts Curated by: K-12 News Desk Orange County Department of Education employees could not send or receive Outlook messages Thursday, interrupting email communication with school districts, families and community partners. Original source: https://newsroom.ocde.us/nationwide-microsoft-outage-disrupts-email-services-for-ocde-other-organizations/ K-12 News page: https://www.k12news.com/news/nationwide-microsoft-outage-disrupts-email-services-for-ocde-other-organizations-6l04fi Published by K-12 News (K-12 Network Inc.). When citing, link the K-12 News page and the original source.