Please see the information below about the recent PowerSchool cybersecurity incident involving schools across the country, including the Sidney Central School District.

On December 28, 2024, PowerSchool experienced a cybersecurity incident that involved the unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) customer data. We were informed on January 28 that the cybersecurity incident did include Sidney Central School District family, student, and educator data.

PowerSchool was our SIS through the 2021-22 school year. On February 6, we were informed that breached data included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, phone numbers, contacts, and legal alerts of students and staff. This breach was unauthorized access that was housed on a PowerSchool Server. The company has indicated they are conducting an investigation and notifying districts directly if there was data that was compromised.

Sidney is one of thousands of districts across the country that had compromised data. Though Sidney no longer uses PowerSchool, the platform still houses historical data for staff and students going back nearly two decades.

PowerSchool has reported the incident is contained and the company does not believe there is an ongoing risk. PowerSchool further said it has no evidence of malware or continued unauthorized activity.

PowerSchool is offering two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection for all impacted families and educators. PowerSchool will reach out to those affected by this breach.

The most up-to-date information, including an FAQ, can be found here.

Sidney Jr/Sr High

Information on PowerSchool data breach