Letter to Parents on Computer Security
Letter to Parents on Computer Security
May 30, 2008

Dear Parents/Guardians:

We are contacting you because we have learned of a data security incident that involved some of
your and or your child’s personal information.

We have notified law enforcement about the incident.

The information that may have been compromised includes the following: Student ID, network
password, SSN if provided, ethnicity, gender, birthdate, grade, grade year, building no., building
name, homeroom no., homeroom teacher, attendance code (if absent today), dietary allergies
(for food services), bus assignment, free/reduced lunch status, home phone, primary home
mailing address, secondary mailing address, parent names, parent phone numbers, emergency
contact names, and emergency contact phone numbers.

We have conducted an internal investigation and suggest you take the following preventative
measures now to help prevent and detect any misuse of your or your child’s information.

As a first step to protect yourself from the possibility of identity theft, we recommend you closely
monitor any accounts that may contain any or some of this information. If you see any
unauthorized activity, promptly contact your service provider and or office of the Executive
Director of Technology at (570) 839-7121 Ext. 10151.

We’ll provide an update as more information becomes known to us.

Should you have any questions, please contact my technology department at 570-839-7121
extension 10151.

Sincerely,
Dr. Dwight R. Pfennig
Superintendent of Schools

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