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PowerSchool Data Breach

Vance County Schools is part of a national cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the student information system previously used by our district and school districts across North Carolina. Late on Friday, January 10, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) confirmed that VCS was affected by a data breach within PowerSchool.

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PowerSchool reported a cyber incident to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and shared that, with the assistance of CyberSteward, a cybersecurity firm, any breached data has been securely destroyed.

  • While we fully transitioned to Infinite Campus in August of 2024, the state and PowerSchool stored legacy data from Vance County Schools, dating back to 2013 through July 2024..
  • NCDPI has confirmed that Vance County Schools was included in the breached data. We are evaluating the full impact, but have confirmed that no student Social Security numbers were breached.
  • PowerSchool has confirmed that there was nothing Vance County Schools or NCDPI could have done to prevent this cybersecurity incident. They will be contacting affected families and employees directly by the end of January.
  • Additional information is available at the following website - https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/
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