AccidentalEducationEducationPublishing ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)EducationHealth (basic)MinorMediumContained

California Online Public Schools

bd_c756153133980f77 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 14, 2025

Filed

Mar 26, 2026

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for California Online Public Schools →

California Online Public Schools (CalOPS) disclosed that personally identifiable information (PII) of students and parents was inadvertently included in Board meeting agenda packets posted publicly on its website. The incident occurred between July 1, 2023, and November 2025. CalOPS became aware of the disclosure on November 14, 2025. Affected data includes student and parent names, contact information, disability classifications, and provider notes. CalOPS removed the packets, is redacting and reposting them, and has implemented staff training and review processes to prevent recurrence.

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California clockDiscovered Nov 14, 2025 → Notified Mar 24, 2026130d ✗ CA 60-day late19 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 867 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 132 days

Jul 1, 2023

Begins

Nov 14, 2025

Discovered

Mar 26, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

Name: California Online Public Schools
norm: california online public schools
Domain: californiaops.org

Name: California Online Public Schools
norm: california online public schools
Domain: californiaops.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 14, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 1, 2023 – Nov 1, 2025
Undetected for: 867 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Mar 24, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)EducationHealth (basic)Minor
Attack vector: Unknown

During the incident: Immediately removed the agenda packets posted on its website
Conducted a careful review of each agenda packet to determine the nature and scope of the potential disclosure
Redacting the impacted agenda packets to remove all PII
Will repost the redacted agenda packets upon completion
Document the student file of each student whose PII was included in the agenda packets
Changes made: Comprehensive training will be conducted for staff responsible for compiling the agenda materials
CalOPS will thoroughly review each agenda packet before making the packets publicly available to ensure that no PII is included in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(132 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day late · 130dCA AG copy ≤15d · 2d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Nov 14, 2025
→ Notified: Mar 24, 2026
130d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day late
California
Consumers notified: Mar 24, 2026
→ AG copy submitted: Mar 26, 2026
2d 15 calendar days CA AG copy ≤15d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Nov 14, 2025 → Notified: Mar 24, 2026	130d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day late
California	Consumers notified: Mar 24, 2026 → AG copy submitted: Mar 26, 2026	2d	15 calendar days	CA AG copy ≤15d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-620841
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 26, 2026
Raw hash: 9075eb61ec73094ac4732510ecd7a83a3029610fb10e14e3400ac47344569658

Reporting entityCalifornia Online Public Schools

Victim entityCalifornia Online Public Schools

Incidentdiscovered Nov 14, 2025

Stated responseImmediately removed the agenda packets posted on its website

ComplianceCA 60-day late

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov