Students Involved in Grade-Changing Scandal Could Face Criminal Charges

These children all they care about doing is talking on their cel phones and being in the computer E-Mailing each other, and on facebook, twitter, myspace, etc. Take their laptops and cel phones away so they learn. More studying and less text messaging and E-Mailing. That's what needs to be done.

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obviously the people that write phony articles are at it a again

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Is this the generation of children that is being raised by the generation of children that we were not allowed to spank?

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We don't even know if these people were even failing. The article said nothing about that. For all we know they changed their grades from B's to A's. If this is the worse that these people are going to do than so be it. I'd rather them change their grades and get slapped on the wrist than face criminal charges for something that did no harm to the people around them. Why mar their records for a simple mistake? Suspend them, expel them, but what gets accomplished by putting them in jail other than the rest of us willingly breeding welfare dependent people?
Everyone seems so ready to jump down a student's throat because of their cell phones and their computers and their social networking sites. None of us even know if these are variables in their lives. They screwed up, but it makes me wonder where the teachers and administration were when these students were so readily able to gather the information needed to accomplish this act.

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I've read and pondered all of these comments and I am in awe of you the majority of you. A slap on the wrist? Not bringing criminal charges against them? YOU people have fallen off your rockers. You are the very people who enable these little bottom dwellers to commit "crimes" regardless of the severity of it. Then it's my JOB to re-teach them social skills? No, falsifying legal documents is a CRIME and therefore punishable under the law. I don't care if they scream and cry about it, what they did was wrong, how do you "go" sneaking around gathering information (i.e. passwords) and assume it's ok to do what they did? What about students who earned their grades? it's not fair. Furthermore, letting them cool their jets off while on suspension is a WONDERFUL idea, because if they are acting like this now.. what will they do once they get to college? Throw the book at them. I say punish them with whatever the law deems appropriate. I am so sick and tired of parents and the community giving kids "license" to do whatever they feel like it, I don't care if they changed their grades from B's to A's what they did was WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG, I despise the old adage "Kids will be kids" this gives them permission to act like little monsters and parents see nothing wrong with it. It's sad, it's pathetic and parents need to start manning up! Perhaps that teacher Rex.. that commented "loser" on the second graders work assignments should move to this district. Folks I am not be unjust I am being realistic, Letting the law deal with this will ensure that they will have learned their lesson,

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What I want to know is what sort of USB device gets passwords and how am I safe on my computer?

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They are NOT smart.They were caught so obviously they are rather dense. Hopefully the dumb azzs learn NOT to be so arrogant and blatantly dishonest. Can you say LOSERS???

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Lighten up everyone, We all know it's the cheating students that will be running Enron, Wall Street, and Washington, in a few years, Not these, They got cought, They will be the supervisors taking orders. The ones you have to worry about are the ones you never hear about; and all the honest hard working students will be doing all the grunt work. Inbetween Unemployment stints, Paying all the taxes, and doing all the work.

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What I want to know is what sort of USB device gets passwords and how am I safe on my computer?
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It's called a key Logger, And YOUR NOT !

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The students, teachers, and administration need to go to the woodshed here. The students fully knew that what they were doing was wrong and deserve harsh consequences. However, administration has not provided proper security and teacher education on security in this environment. Teachers should be adequately in touch with their students’ current technology capabilities to know that such a breach was possible. Trust and verify!!!!!!!! All grade alterations should be a red flag and come under immediate review!!!! Passwords should change and have a second level of security on critical areas.

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