The Chelsea School District (CSD) Board of Education voted at its meeting on Nov. 3 to enter the class-action lawsuit against PowerSchool for the Dec. 2024 data breach.
In discussion with the board at its meetings on Oct. 20 and Nov. 3, Superintendent Mike Kapolka said the district’s legal counsel, Thrun Law Firm, referred CSD to Frantz Law Group, legal representation for schools in the lawsuit.
PowerSchool (PS) is a cloud-based software student information system, used by teachers, students, and parents or guardians. CSD has used PS since 2008. It is used in districts throughout Washtenaw County as part of a consortium agreement with the intermediate school district, under contract set to expire in five years. (A new contract had been signed just prior to the data breach.)…