Earlier this week, PowerSchool, an international provider of education administration software,
announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity incident in late December. Although security of
PowerSchool’s systems has been restored, data pertaining to students and educators at hundreds
of school systems around the country were subjected to unauthorized access. The breach was
limited to PowerSchool’s internal systems, and security of individual school system networks
was not disturbed.
Caroline County Public Schools utilizes some PowerSchool tools. We have asked PowerSchool
to identify the scope of impact this incident may have had on information pertaining to members
of our community. PowerSchool has assured us that they are investigating the matter.
Caroline County Public Schools takes the privacy of our students’ and employees’ information
very seriously. We are committed to holding PowerSchool accountable. PowerSchool has
advised us that they will directly notify any impacted individuals with details of the information
pertaining to him or her that was affected. Caroline County Public Schools has not been
provided with details on what information was exposed for specific individuals.
Dr. Sarah Calveric
Superintendent
