Claim Form Login
If you are a California resident to whom SDUSD mailed notification that your Personal Information may have been compromised by an unauthorized third party as a result of the Data Incident discovered by SDUSD on or about October 25, 2022, then you may be part of the Settlement as a Settlement Class Member and eligible for benefits.
If you are a Class Member and wish to receive Settlement Benefits then you must submit a claim form by January 13, 2026.
Class Members who submit valid, timely claims, are eligible for the following benefits:
Credit Monitoring Services: Settlement Class Members are eligible to receive one (1) year of identity-theft protection and credit monitoring services from CyEx, which includes one bureau credit monitoring and alerts. This is in addition to the credit monitoring services previously offered to individuals who were notified of the Data Incident. Settlement Class. Codes will be sent either to an email address provided by the Settlement Class Members or, if they do not have an email address, mailed to the address provided on the Claim Form. Settlement Class Members can enroll for this Credit Monitoring/Identity Theft Protection even if they are not eligible for a monetary recovery under this Settlement as described below.
Ordinary Expenses and Lost Time: If not already reimbursed through any other source and caused by the Data Incident, Class Members can claim for out-of-pocket losses and time spent, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per Settlement Class Member, such as:
unreimbursed costs to obtain credit reports;
unreimbursed fees relating to a credit freeze;
unreimbursed card replacement fees;
unreimbursed late fees;
unreimbursed over-limit fees;
unreimbursed interest on payday loans taken as a result of the Data Incident;
unreimbursed bank or credit card fees;
unreimbursed postage, mileage, and other incidental expenses resulting from lack of access to an existing account;
unreimbursed costs associated with credit monitoring or identity theft protection purchased prior to the Effective Date, with certification that it was purchased primarily as a result of the Data Incident; and
compensation for attested-to unreimbursed lost time spent monitoring accounts, reversing fraudulent charges, or otherwise responding to the Data Incident, at the rate of twenty dollars ($20.00) per hour for up to four (4) hours, but only if at least one (1) full hour was spent.
Extraordinary Expenses: Additionally, SDUSD shall reimburse, as provided for below, each Settlement Class Member in the amount of his or her proven loss, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per claim (and only one claim per Settlement Class Member), for a monetary out-of-pocket loss that occurred as a result of the Data Incident if:
the loss is an actual, documented, and unreimbursed monetary loss;
the loss was more likely than not caused by the Data Incident;
the loss occurred between October 25, 2022, and the Claims Deadline;
the loss is not already covered by one or more of the normal reimbursement categories;
the claimant made reasonable efforts to avoid the loss or seek reimbursement for the loss, including, but not limited to, exhaustion of all available credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
Class Members who submit a claim for Documented Ordinary Expenses and/or Extraordinary Expenses must submit documentation. Documentation, like bank statements or receipts, much show how much you spent or lost. If you are claiming to recover costs of credit monitoring services activated between October 25, 2022, and the Claims Deadline incurred as a result of the Incident, you must submit either (i) a receipt showing a one-year subscription to a credit monitoring service between October 25, 2022 and the Claims Deadline incurred as a result of the Incident; or (ii) at least three (3) receipts showing consecutive monthly payments to a credit monitoring service during the same period of time and an attestation that you intend to continue subscribing to such service through at least one (1) year after the Claims Deadline. You can also send notes or papers you made yourself to explain or support other proof, but those notes or papers alone are not enough to make a valid claim. No documentation is required for members of the Settlement Class to receive compensation for lost time.
Alternative Cash Payment: For Settlement Class Members who were under 18 years old at the time the Settlement Agreement was executed on May 5, 2025, may elect to receive a cash payment of forty dollars ($40.00). To redeem this benefit, a parent or guardian of a minor Settlement Class Members must submit a Claim Form and attest that their dependents were minors and that their parent or guardian did not file a claim for reimbursement of Ordinary Losses, Time Spent, and/or Extraordinary Losses, and/or Credit Monitoring/Identity Theft Protection.
To start your online claim form, you must login with your Unique ID and PIN. If you received a notice of this Settlement, your Unique ID is on the front of the postcard. If you are unable to locate your ID & PIN, please contact the Settlement Administrator by emailing info@SDUSDDataSettlement.com or calling (833) 417-4899. Please request your Unique ID & PIN by providing your full name and mailing address.
You may also download a Claim Form here and submit it by U.S. mail to:
G.W., et al. v. San Diego Unified School District
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25191
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by January 13, 2026.