An eighth grade student in Florida has been charged with a felony after changing the background image on a teacher's computer to one showing two men kissing
An eighth grade student in Florida has been charged with a felony after changing the background image on a teacher's computer to one showing two men kissing, reports the Tampa Bay Times.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has charged Paul R. Smith Middle School student Domanik Green with an offense against a computer system and unauthorized access.
According to Sheriff Chris Nocco (right), one of the computers Green accessed had encrypted 2014 FCAT questions stored on it. The 14-year-old did not access those files, but Nocco warned ominously although this was “just a teenage prank, who knows what this teenager might have done.”
However, Green – who had previously received a three-day suspension for accessing the system inappropriately – said that students would often log into the administrative account to screen-share with their friends. He explained that many students were able to access administrator accounts because the password is a teacher's last name.
Spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said the school district is now in the process of changing the network password.
Green received a 10-day suspension from school and will likely be granted pretrial intervention by a judge.
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