Computers bought from shuttered VLT Academy may not have been wiped clean

A state agency is recalling all computers bought at auction from a former charter school because they may include personal or confidential information.The state of Ohio said it had received a report that computers purchased from the former VLT Academy may not have been properly wiped clean of personal information.A Department of Education representative said it was the school’s responsibility to make sure there was no personal information on the computers when they were sold.The spokesman also said the auction company should have verified that the computers were wiped clean before they were up for auction.The state is recalling all the computers bought at the auction to examine them and make sure they do not contain personal or confidential information.VLT closed in August after losing state accreditation and owing $1.5 million in unpaid rent. It sold all of its assets to pay off creditors. The Department of Education said it continues to investigate the computers that were sold and verify that they did not contain private information.

A state agency is recalling all computers bought at auction from a former charter school because they may include personal or confidential information.

The state of Ohio said it had received a report that computers purchased from the former VLT Academy may not have been properly wiped clean of personal information.

A Department of Education representative said it was the school’s responsibility to make sure there was no personal information on the computers when they were sold.

The spokesman also said the auction company should have verified that the computers were wiped clean before they were up for auction.

The state is recalling all the computers bought at the auction to examine them and make sure they do not contain personal or confidential information.

VLT closed in August after losing state accreditation and owing $1.5 million in unpaid rent. It sold all of its assets to pay off creditors.

The Department of Education said it continues to investigate the computers that were sold and verify that they did not contain private information.