PowerSchool has announced it will be offering two years of identity protection services and credit monitoring services for all students and educators whose information was involved in the recent breach.

PowerSchool said that it would be doing this for everyone regardless of whether an individual’s Social Security number was retrieved during the breach.

PowerSchool, alongside Experian, a credit reporting agency, will work together to provide these services.

Students (or their parents/guardians if the student is under 18) and educators whose information was accessed will receive information in the next few weeks about how to enroll in these services.

The information that was retrieved may be one or more of the following: the individual’s name, contact information, date of birth, limited medical alert information, Social Security number and possibly other related information.

However, not all schools across the country store Social Security numbers in PowerSchool for their students and educators.

PowerSchool officials said they immediately engaged their cybersecurity response protocols and mobilized a cross-functional response team since they were made aware of the breach on Dec. 28. They do not expect any misuse of personal information or any financial harm to impacted individuals.

PowerSchool has assured its customers that there is no continued unauthorized activity in the PowerSchool environment and is currently working to complete its investigation. Once the investigation is complete, officials with the company will share it with the public.

State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver said, “The protection of our South Carolina students’ and educators’ personal data is non-negotiable. We fully recognize the anxiety this raises for them and their families.”

PowerSchool further stated this was out of the state’s and local districts’ control and that this affected numerous districts around the nation.

“We take our responsibility to protect student, family and educator data privacy extremely seriously and we are committed to providing customers, families and educators with resources and support as we work through this together,” company officials said in a statement.

PowerSchool has contacted all schools affected and is giving updates.