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 ⁠ "We are also evaluating additional safeguards for student information to reduce the risk of future incidents," the letter read.⁠ ⁠ At ...