January 14, 2025
Opelika City Schools was recently notified of a cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool. PowerSchool is Alabama State Department of Education’s third-party software provider for housing student information used by Opelika City Schools. This incident has impacted school districts domestically and internationally.
PowerSchool informed Opelika City Schools that information accessed may include personal information such as names, addresses, and email addresses. Social security numbers were not involved. PowerSchool has assured OCS that the incident is contained, and there is no evidence of ongoing unauthorized activity or operational disruptions.
PowerSchool will notify affected individuals directly regarding the incident. For the most updated information, please refer to this link: http://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/.