Mass Email: Private Washington County Student Data Revealed

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MN — South Washington County Schools is apologizing after it released personal information about students and families through a mass email. The mass email, which was about transportation for the coming school year, went out to parents.

The email included personal information of more than 9,600 students, WCCO reported. The information included student and parent names, home addresses, numbers and students' schools.

"We apologize for this mistake and are addressing the situation," the district said in a statement on Facebook.

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South Washington County School District 833 is a suburban district located southeast of St. Paul. The district includes all or parts of the communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, and Afton, Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships, an area of 84 square miles.

The population of the district is approximately 98,100 people, including the more than 18,000 students who attend district schools, according to the district.

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