PowerSchool’s $17.25 Million Settlement Exposes Years of Student Data Tracking

The report describes a lawsuit and settlement over PowerSchool's Naviance platform allegedly embedding third-party tracker Heap that recorded keystrokes, clicks, mouse movements, and private counselor messages between August 18, 2021 and January 23, 2026; the suit claims the captured data was sent to Google, Microsoft, and Hotjar without consent. In February 2026 PowerSchool and the City of Chicago School District agreed to a $17.25 million settlement with affected students, and the involved vendors agreed to delete stored student data pending final approval of the settlement.