Updated 2/17/2025
PowerSchool Data Breach - December 2024
PowerSchool is offering 2 years of Identify monitoring through Experian, register before July 31, 2025. All Southern Valley School Parents, Students, and Educators are eligible. All former students and graduated students are eligible. Follow the link above for more info about the data breach and the instructions to create your Experian account and sign up for Identity monitoring.
After signing up you may find out your info is already on the Internet from previous company data breaches. Freezing your credit at each of the three credit bureaus, and placing an 'initial fraud alert' on your social security number with any one of the bureaus may be helpful. Use the links below to find more recommendations to protecting your identity.
PowerSchool Incident: A few resources for teachers, parents, and former students
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - How do I check to see if a child has a credit report?
Experian - Child Identity Theft Protection
Updated 1/29/2025: Added new PowerSchool website with Experian IdentityWorks Sign Up
Dear Southern Valley Schools Family –
We are writing to update you regarding the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the software vendor that provides our Student Information System (SIS).
Today, January 29, 2025, PowerSchool initiated the process of notifying individuals whose information was determined to be involved.
As previously mentioned, PowerSchool has engaged Experian, a trusted credit reporting agency, to provide complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services to current and former students and educators that had information exfiltrated from PowerSchool SIS. PowerSchool is doing this regardless of whether an individual’s Social Security Number was exfiltrated. In the coming weeks, Experian (on behalf of PowerSchool) will be distributing direct email notifications to involved individuals (or their parent/guardian, as applicable) for whom PowerSchool has sufficient contact information.
Additionally, PowerSchool has worked with Experian to set up a dedicated, toll-free call center to answer any questions associated with these offerings and the incident. All the information regarding the activation of and access to these services will be included in the email sent to you by Experian. Whether or not you receive an email, you may also visit PowerSchool’s website to learn how to activate the offering from Experian, linked here: http://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/.
Protecting our students and teachers remains our top priority. Thank you again for all of your support and understanding during this time.
Sincerely,
Southern Valley Schools
Please refer to PowerSchool's General FAQ link for more info and previous communications - https://sveagles.info/powerschoolfaq