SUMNER — Sumner Eddyville Miller Public Schools warned parents of a recent cybersecurity incident that compromised information of families and educators.
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, PowerSchool informed the S-E-M Public Schools leadership team that they experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain customer data.
PowerSchool is a software vendor which provides Student System Information (SIS) and is widely used by school districts.
PowerSchool confirmed that the information belongs to some S-E-M families and educators.
“PowerSchool informed us that the taken data primarily includes parent and student contact information with data elements such as name and address information,” S-E-M Public School stated.
“Across their customer base, (PowerSchool) has determined that for a portion of individuals, some personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers and medical information was impacted. They are working with urgency to complete their investigation and determine if any PII belongs to our students was included,” S-E-M Public Schools stated.
“Protecting our students is something that we take seriously. With PowerSchool’s help, more information and resources, including credit monitoring or identity protection services if applicable, will be provided to you as it becomes available,” S-E-M Public Schools concluded.
