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Richland 1 confirms PowerSchool data breach; vendor to provide monitoring, final report due Jan. 17

2216963 · January 14, 2025
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Summary

District staff told the board that PowerSchool reported an unauthorized access to student information linked to a contractor; PowerSchool and the state are reviewing logs and the vendor has offered credit monitoring and other protections for affected individuals.

District staff told the Richland 1 board Tuesday that PowerSchool — the vendor that provides the district’s student information system — notified the state and participating districts of unauthorized access to data caused by a contractor hired by PowerSchool.

"On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, Richland 1, along with the South Carolina Department of Education, received notification from PowerSchool…

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