Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades

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Post by lambersley » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 4:43 PM UTC

Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades
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Re: Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades

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Post by drKarl » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 5:06 PM UTC

It reminds me of this xkcd http://xkcd.com/327/

Re: Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades

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Post by username3 » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:00 PM UTC

Venusto was arraigned this week on three counts of unlawful use of a computer and three counts of computer trespassing and altering data.

Are there laws like these for filing cabinets if she changed grades recorded on paper?

Re: Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades

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Post by famousactress » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:26 PM UTC

username3 wrote: post #3

Venusto was arraigned this week on three counts of unlawful use of a computer and three counts of computer trespassing and altering data. Are there laws like these for filing cabinets if she changed grades recorded on paper?

I suppose the analogs would be breaking&entering and fraud? I can't imagine this crime in the physical world would land someone with six felony charges though. That's pretty intense.

Re: Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades

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Post by activepeanut » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:28 PM UTC

  February, 2012, she was accused of changing her son’s 98
  to a 99

That's like robbing a bank for a single dollar.

Re: Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades

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Post by calvinlough » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:36 PM UTC

"Hacks" is quite an exaggeration. She worked at the school district as a secretary and had access to the grading software.

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Post by impendia » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:37 PM UTC

>State police said she admitted to changing the grades, but thought her actions were merely unethical— not illegal.

Riiight. I suppose that if 5% of people could possibly believe that, then .95^12 = .5403... could be worse.

Re: Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades

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Post by ps258 » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:38 PM UTC

drKarl wrote: post #2

It reminds me of this xkcd http://xkcd.com/327/

This one is a bit relevant too. http://xkcd.com/341/

Re: Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades

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Post by wyclif » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:39 PM UTC

Not hacking. Not even on the same level as Wargames.

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Post by pavel_lishin » Mon, Jul 23, 2012, 6:47 PM UTC

activepeanut wrote: post #5

February, 2012, she was accused of changing her son’s 98 to a 99 That's like robbing a bank for a single dollar.

That's what I thought, but I imagine that it was a matter of averages - that small bump probably placed him on an academic honors list, or made him eligible for a scholarship.