Lakota School District is victim of Identity Theft

One of the state of Ohio's largest school districts reports that it was a victim of identity theft.

This is reported to be a direct result of Governor Strickland's administrative blunders (see June 17th posting - Another Team Strickland Failure)

following is the story as it appeared in the Journal News
http://www.journal-news.com/hp/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/26/hjn062607lakboe.html

WEST CHESTER TWP. — Treasurer Alan Hutchinson said Lakota was a victim of identity theft.
Earlier this month a state government backup data tape with personal information on more than 400,000 Ohioans was stolen from an intern's car.

On that tape were bank account numbers for the Lakota Local School District, Hutchinson said.
"It was very disconcerting and obviously something that we had to take quick action with," he said.

He said he found out about the glitch last Wednesday and has since worked with the bank to ensure no breach to security has occurred. The bank already has safeguards and filters in place, but Hutchinson said he felt it was necessary to review the accounts.

Also this week, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation disclosed another case where a laptop has been stolen with information on 439 injured workers. No Lakota employees are affected by this theft, Hutchinson said, and information will go out to district employees to reassure them.