Sydney high school accidentally emails out confidential health and welfare student information

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Email containing private information of about 30 year 11 students was case of ‘unfortunate human error’, P&C chair of Sydney Secondary College says

A Sydney high school has accidentally emailed confidential information on students’ health conditions and welfare to staff, students and parents.

A staff member at the Blackwattle Bay campus of Sydney Secondary College sent the email on Friday, intending to include a weekly newsletter, but instead attached a pdf titled “Welfare Watch”, marked as confidential, which contained personal and private information on about 30 year 11 students.

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