Identities of 40,000 Chicago Public School Teachers and Administrators at risk

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Two laptop computers containing the names and Social Security numbers of about 40,000 Chicago Public Schools teachers and administrators were stolen Friday from the district's downtown headquarters, creating the second security scare in less than six months.

Surveillance cameras picked up the possible thief walking out of CPS headquarters, 125 S. Clark, with a stolen backpack possibly holding the laptops, school officials said.


CPS was offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the suspect's arrest or recovery of the computers.

The laptops and backpack were taken from a 13th-floor conference room where two contractors had been reviewing the history of payments to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund, said CPS spokesman Michael Vaughn.

"One went to get a sandwich. Another got up to talk to someone in another office. They came back and the laptops were missing," Vaughn said.

The computers contained the names and Social Security numbers of all contributors to the Pension Fund between 2003 and 2006, but no other personal information, CPS officials said.

The incident follows a security breach last November in which the names and Social Security numbers of 1,700 former CPS employees were shared through the mail.

How ironic,Chicago Public School teachers don't pay Social Security taxes but their Social Security number is putting them at risk.This proves FDR really intended for the "number" to be a national ID.Again,we warn those who think national health care will not have security problems.Remember this happened to Chicago second largest employer.