Student Data Privacy

• Student Device Use Agreement
• Public Act No. 16-189: An Act Concerning Student Data Privacy
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)

PowerSchool Data Breach

What Happened?

On December 28, 2024, PowerSchool became aware of a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized exfiltration of certain personal information from PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) environments through one of our community-focused customer support portals, PowerSource.

What Information Was Involved?

Due to differences in customer requirements, the information exfiltrated for any given individual varied across our customer base.  For involved individuals, the types of information exfiltrated in the incident included one or more of the following, which varied by person: the individual’s name, contact information, date of birth, limited medical alert information, Social Security Number, and other related information.

What Are We Doing?

PowerSchool is offering two years of complimentary identity protection services to students and educators whose information was involved. For adult students and educators, this offer will also include two years of complimentary credit monitoring services.