The student faces a felony charge for allegedly hacking an Indiana school district’s computer system.
According to a report from the Times of Northwest Indiana, a 13-year old student from Benjamin Franklin Middle School has been arrested for hacking into the school’s computer system. It is a reputable public school with 820 students and an 18 to 1 student-teacher ratio.
Valparaiso police Capt. Joe Hal said that the student faces a felony charge after investigators found him responsible for the disruption in the Valparaiso Community Schools’ online learning system.
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School officials reported repeated disruptions in the district’s e-learning system. They noted that students kept getting disconnected from their virtual classrooms, which affected the process of e-learning.
On 18 Sep, police confirmed that the student was taken into custody on 17 Sep because school officials had discovered that he illegally accessed the school’s computer system.
Valparaiso, Indiana based student, whose identity was not revealed because of him being a juvenile, was arrested after repeatedly launching cyberattacks against its online learning system.
Michael Berta, the interim school superintendent, claims that the boy must be working alone, and his acts caused major disruption in an already challenging educational scenario post the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This has been a very frustrating situation. We’re looking forward to moving on,” Berta told The Times of Northwest Indiana ..
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