Virtru Emails from the District Help Ensure Privacy

Bloomfield Hills Schools families may receive an encrypted email from Virtru. This is a legitimate email provider used by Bloomfield Hills Schools to improve data protection and privacy. If you receive one of these emails, please follow the instructions on how to open the Virtru message. If you have any questions or concerns about the legitimacy of any email, please reach out to the sender or email the BHS IT Help Desk at helpdesk@bloomfield.org. 

What is Virtru? Virtru gives people, organizations, and developers the power to share sensitive data without sacrificing security, privacy, or ownership. Virtru’s end-to-end encryption streamlines HIPAA and FERPA compliance with the ability to encrypt emails and files shared with teachers, faculty, administrators, parents, and other third parties to help keep data private and prevent leaks.