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Lake County School District sues over accidental release of 47,000 student records

Lake County School District seeks injunction to destroy leaked student data.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lake County School District has filed a court complaint after accidentally sending private records of 47,000 students to a parent who is now refusing to delete them.

The breach occurred after the parent submitted a public records request.

A district employee mistakenly emailed the parent a link containing thousands of student records.

The district filed a complaint in circuit court seeking an injunction requiring the records to be destroyed.

It is not clear what specific information was released or how sensitive the material is.

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