Texas AG Paxton Sues PowerSchool Over Massive Data Breach

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing PowerSchool, a California-based education technology company, after a massive data breach compromised the private information of more than 880,000 Texas school-aged children and teachers.

The breach, which occurred in December 2024, exposed an extraordinary volume of sensitive data — including names, Social Security numbers, physical addresses, disability records, medical histories, special education details, and even school bus stop information, Paxton said in a statement.

Paxton accuses PowerSchool’s failures of violating both the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act by misleading customers about its security practices and failing to take reasonable measures to protect sensitive information entrusted by Texas families and school districts.

Access a copy of the lawsuit here.