Students Involved in Grade-Changing Scandal Could Face Criminal Charges

If the kids were smart enough to figure out how to change their grades; why are they getting bad grades to begin with. LOL. I bet these kids are really smart; just lazy."====You are either stupid or just looking for excuses for these dummines because they are white students. If they were so smart why did they flunk out in the first place and why would they risk something like his happening by hacking into the teacher's computer. This can easily be done by either consulting an IT expert of getting the details off the Internet.

dont cops have better things to do?? according to this article, i guess not.

First, where does this article say these students were white? Second, what exactly does that have to do with anything you racist piece of hypocritical crap. Third, the original poster wasn't making excuses for the students so why don't you brush up on your reading skills. Did you graduate high school? Elaine meant that if these kids were smart enough to organize this hacking scam, they are probably able to pass classes with little effort but instead are too lazy and have no common sense. Go practice being a civil human being before you open your ignorant mouth again.

I agree that we should not be judgemental, since we don't know the reasons, if any, behind their action. However they should NOT be treated like criminals. All psychologists and behaviorists know that children of this age have not fully developed in certain areas - they lack adult skills in impulse control, risk assessment and an appreciation of the connection between action & consequence.
For this reason their futures should not be marred by school expulsion, criminal charges and the like. A slap on the wrist will work wonders.
They are still children- don't warp their futures with draconian 'revenge" tactics, that could label them for life. Right now they are all probably scared as heck. Give them a chance to consider their mistake and make some kind of amends that will benefit their community or peers.

Did no harm? A student's grades are a part of an official legal document. Grades are used to determine class standing, scholarships, and entry to college... What about the students who earned their grades fairly, with no hacking or deceit? The ones who worked hard who would be outshined by some cheating, conniving hacker's artful dodge? Who will those students be when they enter the work world, and are convinced (from experience) that "little deceptions" are a part of playing the game and the only way to get ahead? Your willingness to dole out little slaps on the wrist creates monsters.

"There" cell? Where cell? Maybe next to their cell?

All we ask kids to do is pass school. Is that too much pressure? I think not.

My cousin is a first grade teacher and she was just saying how much 1st graders have to know..seems much more than when we ere kids.

If children are learning so much why are we falling behind 3rd world countries in education?

You are right. Here in Montgomery County, high school students are expected to do better than good, "They're Great!!" I have lived here most of my life, and I am familiar with the expectations here. But that is not an excuse. Many times in life you will do your best, and it may not be good enough. Tough it out, there will be better days! It does not excuse their crime.

I am extremely upset by the students actions, especially the malicious actions they took against fellow students. They hurt their fellow students and their community. I don't know what their punishment should be, but I hope they will recognize they not only hurt themselves, the students whose grades were affected, but also the entire school and the Montgomery County School system.

I hope that all school systems in America will be able to catch all the lack of propriety at any school.

Perhaps, had you spent more time doing homework when you were little, your spelling skills would be better.

As a teacher, I am appalled that students do as little as possible to get by, laughing all the while at the teachers who bear the brunt of their low test scores. This year, I have several second graders whose parents grumble about how hard the work is. Hard? Phonics? Decoding? Simple addition and subtraction? I can't wait to hear their whining when they hit high school and have to pass those classes!

We teachers are responsible for what and how we teach. But it's a student's responsibility to LEARN and a parent's responsibility to ensure that their child does the work assigned.

I agree about the pressure. Mom's today yank their kids out of the womb, dry 'em off then whip 'em into pre-pre-pre K so they can get on with their lives. By the time the kid graduates high school they've been in classes for 15 years. No wonder we have kids who do drugs, lose themselves in their electronics & carry guns: their burnt out by age 18.

Maybe its (it's) the amount of pressure adults are putting on kids now a days (now-a-days) thats (that's) making them lie or sneak and change there (their) grades. I just recently graduated high school last year. You should see how much my cousin thats (that's)in first grade gets for homework a night. When I was that little I didnt (didn't) get half as much homework.
The pressure to grow up and learn more or be smarter is rediculous.(ridiculous)
Let them grow up and be kids You need to enroll in ESL classes, honey.