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Claymont Board adopts resolution barring unauthorized ransomware payments
Summary
The Claymont City Board of Education adopted a formal resolution prohibiting employees or agents from authorizing ransomware payments except by board resolution, citing Ohio Revised Code 9.64. The measure passed unanimously during the board's May 11 meeting.
The Claymont City Board of Education voted May 11 to prohibit unauthorized ransomware payments by district staff, officers or agents unless the board first approves such a payment by formal resolution.
The resolution text states that "no employee, officer, or agent of the District shall authorize, negotiate, or make any ransomware payment or otherwise comply with a ransom demand unless expressly approved by formal resolution of the Board of Education in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 9.64." Treasurer Kim Beckley presented the financial recommendations that included the resolution; the board approved the treasurer's items on a roll call vote.
Board members recorded unanimous votes on the treasurer's package, which also included approval of the April financial report, payment of bills and mid-year appropriations. The resolution was listed alongside routine financial approvals and donations accepted for the high school digital sign.
The policy makes the board the approving authority for any ransomware payments and cites Ohio Revised Code 9.64 as the relevant statutory standard. The action places the district among school systems formalizing an approval step for cyberextortion responses; the minutes do not record further discussion of operational contingency plans, insurance coverage or recommended incident response vendors.
The board approved the treasurer's recommendations and the resolution on the record. Next regular meeting is scheduled for June 8, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Claymont Administrative Office.
