The student information system used by every public school in the state fell victim to a data breach that may have put Alabama students’ medical and grade information at risk, according to the state Department of Education.

Union County Public Schools says it’s among districts affected by a breach in the state’s student information system, which resulted in unauthorized access to student and teacher data.

Schools nationally have been hit by the data breach, with news outlets from Kansas to Maine reporting this week on local districts affected.

Frederick County Public Schools issued an alert Thursday notifying parents and staff about the hacking of a student information system.

Dozens of Manitoba school divisions have fallen victim to a data breach that has compromised student information.PowerSchool, a web-based student management system used in many school divisions, suffered a data breach in December.

North Carolina public schools were impacted by a major data breach of teachers' and students' personal information in December, officials say.

State officials announced Wednesday that the Alabama State Department of Education suffered a data breach in December.

An education software provider used by Alabama schools that has access to student names, addresses and email addresses has been compromised, school officials confirmed. PowerSchool serves districts throughout the nation and had a national cybersecurity incident nationwide,

National education software provider PowerSchool learned of the breach in late December, then informed schools it serves this Wednesday.