Confidential student information was unintentionally leaked in Naperville Central’s School Improvement Plan, which was released publicly on Friday, Sept. 20. It was removed on Tuesday, Sept. 24 around 3:35 p.m. when Central Times staff brought the breach to the attention of Principal Jackie Thornton. The leak included student grades for both first and second semester of the 2023-24 school year across two documents, as well as additional protected data points on IEP and 504 status, eligibility for free and reduced lunch, dual language status and limited English proficiency status. Students’ full names and ID numbers were also included. “That isn’t consistent with the quality of the work we do at Naperville Central, and our apology is sincere, as is our promise that it won’t happen...
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