Tacoma school district employees upset over security test offering holiday discount

A recent security test has some Tacoma Public Schools employees upset.

The employees received an email, which appeared to be from HR, saying the school district had partnered with Amazon and that the employees could get holiday discounts and free shipping.

But it was fake — part of a monthly drill to train employees how to spot email fraud.

“This is purely an educational program that helps employees protect their personal information, and also helps the district prevent unauthorized access to our systems,” said Dan Voelpel, Tacoma Public Schools’ spokesperson.

Voelpel says there were ways to know if the email was real or fake and that employees have been

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