Open Government

The LAUSD Superintendent Vs. Transparency

In the immediate aftermath of the cyber attack, Alberto Carvalho was insistent that the district was only attacked once. This wasn’t true.

“We were attacked one time, not more than one time, despite what some folks out there are saying. In fact, what they are saying out there has garnered the attention of federal authorities.”

- LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho

Carvalho addresses the Special Education Committee in September 2022

In response to an unprecedented cyber attack, the LAUSD shut down its entire computer system over the 2022 Labor Day weekend. As the public demanded details of what exactly had happened, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho told the Special Education Committee that the district was able to “identify and intercept this attack as it was happening in real-time.” According to his version of events, the unusual activity was detected on “Saturday around 10:30 PM.” He was insistent that there was only one attack and warned that anyone who did not tow this line could be the focus of an investigation by federal authorities.