Bethel Park School District officials have addressed concerns regarding a recent security breach involving PowerSchool, a vendor that provides student information system (SIS) software. Earlier this week, the district was informed that PowerSchool experienced a security incident affecting its SIS.
Fortunately, Bethel Park School District's data remains secure. The breach was limited to PowerSchool's SIS, and eSchool, a subsidiary of PowerSchool used by the district to maintain student records, was unaffected.
"We are relieved to report that this incident was contained to the PowerSchool SIS, and our data was not impacted," said the district's Technology Director, Christopher Bolin. "We take privacy and data security very seriously and are committed to continuing to follow our policies and state laws to protect our students' information."
The district encourages families with questions or concerns to contact the Technology Department at 412-854-8422 for further information.
This assurance comes as part of the district's ongoing commitment to transparency and data security, ensuring the community that student information remains protected.