School communities have been provided with an update from the Provincial Government on the ongoing investigation into the PowerSchool platform's cybersecurity incident.

"Based on information from PowerSchool and work undertaken by the Provincial Government to date, as of this time it has been determined that the following groups of individuals and data have been impacted in the PowerSchool incident:

Teachers: Data relating to approximately 14,400 teachers was accessed by the unauthorized party. The oldest teacher records involved were from 2010. About 70 per cent of the teacher information involved includes some combination of name, email address, and phone number. A small number of Medical Care Plan (MCP) numbers and 749 Social Insurance Numbers (SIN) of teachers were included in the data that was accessed. The Department of Education will provide individual notifications to the 749 individuals who had a SIN involved beginning this week.

Students: Data relating to approximately 271,000 students was accessed by the unauthorized party. The oldest student records involved were high school students's information from 1995. Approximately 75 per cent of the students whose data was accessed are no longer in the K-12 system. In addition to the individual's name, information accessed may include contact information, date of birth, MCP numbers, medical alert information, custodial alert information, and other related information. Analysis of student data is ongoing and further updates will be provided as information becomes available.

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is working with PowerSchool on notification processes and the ongoing investigation. Updated information will be provided as it becomes available...."

For the complete memo that was provided to families, please click the link below.