The names of some Los Angeles Unified School District students who had previously tested positive for the coronavirus appeared to have been accidentally shared with certain parents because emails about their children needing to resume COVID-19 testing were sent to families who should not have been notified .
According to a tweet released by the Los Angeles Parents League, the school district shared the names of students who have recovered from the coronavirus and they will soon have to resume mandatory COVID-19 testing because their exemption period is about to expire.
This tweet includes a screenshot of a parent's inbox, which contains emails from the school district, each of which may identify students who need to restart the test. The tweet also included a screenshot of one of the emails with a note stating that the parents received these notifications and that these notifications have nothing to do with their own children. The email address and name in the post are blacked out.
.@LASchools erroneously shared the names of hundreds of students who recently recovered from #COVID-they should not be trusted to run a healthcare business.
Considering the academic success of LAUSD, I am shocked that some people think it is a good idea to trust them to take on this responsibility. https://t.co/aTvuxzQQtN pic.twitter.com/knTbXPgNLT
-LA Parent Union (aka UTLAUncensored) (@UTLAUncensored) November 24, 2021
The school district confirmed on Wednesday, November 24 that certain test result information had been sent to “unauthorized persons,” but it did not specify how many people shared their information, or whether it only affected students, faculty, staff, or both. Groups.
"Los Angeles Unified learned from our information system provider Microsoft that it inadvertently sent emails containing COVID-19 test results information to a small number of unauthorized people, including other Los Angeles unified parents," the regional statement reads . "Microsoft has notified us that the problem is caused by a programming error, and Microsoft assures us that the problem has been corrected. We will continue to monitor this situation closely."
According to the region, the incident occurred on Monday.
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