Southington Schools' Student Computer Data Compromised

SOUTHINGTON, CT — The Southington School System was impacted by last week's student information software data breach and it has set up a website to offer updates to residents.

On Jan. 8, Southington Public Schools notified those in the school community that school officials had just learned from computer data contractor PowerSchool that the breach occurred on Dec. 28, 2024.

According to school officials, no sensitive information was accessible, however.

"The data included is general personally identifiable information, such as name, DOB, Email, etc. At this time, it does not include sensitive information such as Social Security numbers or passwords. PowerSchool has assured us that the data should be contained," wrote the school systems last week.

Several other Connecticut school districts, such as Canton, were impacted by the same data breach, as they also utilize PowerSchool.

PowerSchool has also set up a webpage for residents to see regarding the data breach and the latest news regarding what happened.

Anyone with questions is asked to contact the Southington Public Schools Technology Department at 860-628-3200, ext. 10360.

For updates from the Southington School System, click on this link.

For updates from PowerSchool, click on this link.