It's all scare tactics. The truth is that laptop had student info going back to the 60's name's, ssi #, parents names addresses etc. California Law if any computer systems is compromised reasonable effort must be made to if form all people compromised. That’s a butt load of money for Buckley to accomplish the task. That doesn't count the lawsuits if the wrong person uses the data.
The question is why was this data kept on an unsecured laptop.