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“D.C. Public Schools says student information such as their addresses could have been exposed due to a data breach, according to school officials.

Yiesha Thompson of #DCPS sent a letter out to families on Wednesday saying that an unauthorized third party potentially got access to information stored within a web-based application used for the DCPS Summer Learning registration.

“Upon learning of this incident, we immediately engaged the DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) to support a thorough investigation, removed student data from the affected application, and notified law enforcement,” the letter read.

Based on the investigation, the following information might have been exposed:
Name
Student identification number
Date of birth
School and grade level Parent or guardian name
Home address
Phone number”
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