Case Study: Consolidated High School District 230 strengthens hybrid schooling security with Virtru

CHSD230 expands from 6 to 100 Virtru licenses to secure hybrid schooling

Consolidated High School District 230 (CHSD230), a Chicago-area school district, faced the challenge of securing sensitive student data, including PHI and PII, as it moved its paper-based processes to the cloud and managed increased health communications during hybrid schooling. To meet compliance regulations like FERPA and protect this data shared primarily via email, the district chose to implement Virtru for Gmail.

The solution from Virtru provided end-to-end encryption and access controls for email. This allowed the district to securely share individualized education plans (IEPs) with parents and manage COVID-19 health data. The measurable impact was the ability to quickly deploy and scale the solution across departments, from 6 to 100 users, and achieve peace of mind with features like the ability to revoke access to mistakenly sent emails. Virtru enabled the district to meet its compliance requirements and strengthen its overall data security.

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