As you may know, an application called PowerSchool recently experienced a data breach.
The PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) is used by the LDCSB and many school boards across North America to manage a range of student information as well as a limited amount of staff information.
After a comprehensive investigation, it has been determined that some LDCSB student and staff data was impacted by the PowerSchool SIS breach.
PowerSchool has informed the LDCSB that it has received confirmation that the data accessed by an unauthorized user has been deleted and that no copies of this data were posted online.
When we determine the exact data that was affected, we will share that information with those affected.
The LDCSB can confirm it does not store any Social Insurance Numbers, financial or banking information in PowerSchool. In addition, other PowerSchool products used by the LDCSB, including SchoolMessenger, PowerTeacher and SpecialEd, were not affected by the PowerSchool breach.
We know this news may be concerning. Please know that we are doing everything possible to learn more from PowerSchool about what occurred, and we will update the LDCSB staff and families as more information becomes available.
If you have any questions, please contact the LDCSB’s Privacy Office at [email protected].