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TUSD staff report identity-theft notices after LACO W-2 breach; employees seek clearer remediation and credit protection
Summary
Multiple Torrance Unified employees told the board they received IRS identity-verification notices and unsolicited loan calls after a W-2 data incident tied to LA County systems; staff said district communications relied on a LACOE template and asked the district to secure credit protection and clearer guidance.
Several district employees told trustees they have received fraudulent tax notices and suspicious contacts that they believe are linked to a W-2 data incident involving LA County systems, and they urged the board to press for stronger, individualized remediation.
Deb Tabush, speaking for Riviera Elementary staff, described ongoing worry among employees and said a template letter from the county office (LACO) had been circulated with blank contact fields. "To pass through a template letter from LACO with the spaces on who to contact our district only to be left blank feels disingenuous," she said, asking the district to demand guaranteed protections and credit monitoring for affected employees.
Victoria Tedder, a 26‑year district speech-language pathologist, said she received an IRS identity verification notice for a 2025 tax return she had not filed; the notice listed a refund amount of $6,700 and was addressed to her and another TUSD employee. Tedder said she had not received timely, direct guidance from district administrators and remains uncertain whether every affected staff member has been notified.
Speakers said they had attempted to contact payroll and received little or slow response; one speaker noted that the district had sent an email the week of April 15 saying it was urging LACO to provide credit-protection coverage. Trustees acknowledged the reports and several urged district cabinet members to accelerate communication and assistance to affected employees.
The board did not announce specific remediation funds at the meeting; trustees said they would press staff and county partners for clearer steps and timelines.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 2525, topfinish SEG 2868.
