Wilmette Public Schools District 39 announced Thursday that a cybersecurity breach has compromised data for approximately 16,000 current and former students and 3,000 staff members.

Schools across the US and Canada are warning parents that a data breach may have leaked information for students and employees. The K-12 operations platform PowerSchool, which supports over 60 million students and has over 18,

PowerSchool, a national student software company, announced this week that a data breach may have compromised the personal data of students and teachers in school districts across the United States. Some Vermont schools have already reported being affected.

A number of schools in Connecticut have been affected by a widespread cybersecurity breach involving the PowerSchool Student Information System used by districts across the country and internationally.

PowerSchool, a national student software company, announced that a data breach may have compromised the personal data of students and teachers in school districts across the United States. Some Vermont schools have already reported being affected.

The educational software giant said it doesn’t anticipate any of the compromised information “being shared or made public,” as a review of the incident continues.

Westerville City Schools confirmed personal student info was accessed in PowerSchool breach. Unclear if several more central Ohio districts affected.

School officials learned of the “potential cybersecurity incident” on Tuesday, Needham Public Schools Superintendent Dan Gutekanst said in a statement.