Short Bytes: A teenager student from Gilbert recently broke into the email account of his teacher and used it to send pornographic images to other teachers, students, and parents. The school has now disabled the email accounts and an investigation is being carried out by the FBI and local police.
According to a report, a student at the Highland Junior High School in Mesa, Arizona broke into the email system of his school. He gained access to a teacher’s email account and used that to send inappropriate messages to others.
This school is a part of the Gilbert Public Schools District. The District explains that the student got access to the teachers email login information and e-mailed pornographic content to other students, staff, and parents.
“You could say the student was trying to embarrass the teacher,” said school board member Daryl Colvin, according to AZFamily.
Recently the school also came into the limelight for its decision to buy Chromebooks for each student. The Gilbert residents expressed their concerns regarding students accessing porn.
However, as soon as the school’s technology department came to know about it, it quickly disabled the student and teacher accounts.
The school also called the FBI and Mesa Police to investigate the case. As the student is a minor, his name hasn’t been revealed to the public.
The school has issued a letter to all the students and parents, calling the incident sickening and asking for support. Below is a copy of the same:
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