The week of November 6, 2023, Henry County Schools became aware of suspicious activity impacting our network operations. With the assistance of law enforcement, emergency management, and third-party cybersecurity specialists, we determined that an unauthorized user had gained access to a certain environment on our network. Superintendent Mary Elizabeth Davis has provided regular communication regarding developments in this incident. The latest video is below, and all other videos are archived on our Cyber Incident Updates page.

Information privacy and security are among our highest priorities. We have strict security measures in place to protect information in our care. Upon discovering this incident, we immediately took steps to confirm the security of our systems, and we have implemented additional measures to further protect information within our care.

We have launched a new webpage to track these developments, share resources and best practices, and provide legal notice of this data privacy event.