MISSOULA — Missoula County Public Schools says a data breach that affected more than 1,100 students also included private information on alumni and deceased students.
The Missoulian reports the district initially said Hellgate High School students’ information had been compromised after an assistant principal included the information in a December email to parents. Superintendent Mark Thane said in a Jan. 18 letter that information on former Hellgate students had also been released.
Staff charged with informing those affected by the data breach found that about 200 people weren’t registered as current students. They also sent letters to at least two former students who have died.
Thane says the data dated back to the 2012-13 school year.
The email included an attached document containing students’ academic, medical, disciplinary and criminal information.