The results of an annual school survey administered by Western Albemarle High School ( WAHS ) were inadvertently exposed Attack.Databreach to the public in a serious breach Attack.Databreach of security and student privacy protocol . In a post-breach letter to parents , WAHS principal , Darah Bonham , explained that the school ’ s Peer Nomination Survey “ asks students to identify peers who either have been victims of bullying or have been responsible for bullying others. ” Bonham continued by revealing that a change to the survey exposed Attack.Databreach presumed confidential names of students listed on the survey : The survey is administered electronically and this morning , a change was made to add questions having to do with student needs around technology . Regrettably , this change inadvertently altered the security settings , making publically accessible , some survey information reported by students . It did not make public the names of students who provided that information . While WAHS has given assurances that the names of those submitting data to the survey were not exposed Attack.Databreach , concerned parents , students , and teachers were not assuaged .