Missouri treasurer’s office posted MOScholars student data on its website for nearly a year
The Missouri State Treasurer's Office accidentally posted a directory of students enrolled in the state's private school voucher program on its website for nearly a year. The data included students' names, parents' email addresses, and scholarship funding amounts.
The Missouri State Treasurer's Office inadvertently posted a directory of students enrolled in the state's private school voucher program on its website for almost a year. The data, covering the first three years of the MOScholars program, included students' names, their parents' email addresses, scholarship funding amounts, and the schools they attend. After being notified by The Independent, the treasurer's office removed the records from its website. The office confirmed that a spreadsheet on its website 'could be manipulated' to reveal 'directory information.' The disclosure raises questions about how State Treasurer Vivek Malek's office is managing MOScholars, a politically divisive program receiving $50 million in state funding. State lawmakers have criticized the incident, with some questioning the treasurer's office capability to run the program.
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