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Franklin Pierce superintendent discloses network incident; investigation ongoing
Summary
Superintendent Goodpaster told the board a technical incident disrupted services, forced a missed day of school, and prompted an investigation with law enforcement notified; the district restored systems and said it will notify affected individuals if data were impacted.
Superintendent Goodpaster told the Franklin Pierce School Board that the district recently experienced a technical incident in its network environment that disrupted normal operations and led to a missed school day.
"Upon discovery, we launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident and notified law enforcement," Goodpaster said. He told directors that access to the systems necessary for teachers was restored as of Monday the 16th and that the district is reviewing its security posture and procedures to reduce the likelihood of recurrence.
Goodpaster said the district is taking steps to determine whether any employee or student data were affected and that, if individuals are impacted, the district will provide notice as required by law. He also said that to protect the integrity of the IT environment the district would not disclose specific security measures in public comments.
Why it matters: The disclosure signals a district-level IT disruption that affected operations and prompted law enforcement notification and an internal investigation. The district provided a restoration timeline but did not confirm any data loss; further findings were described as pending the investigation.
