Kids, Computers, and the Law

[Betty]

Originally Posted by TigerLily

If my child did this to a school computer inside I may be happy she figured it out, but she would still be in BIG trouble because of her history of misbehaving. I can't cut my child in slack. If I give her an inch she will run for 10 miles and it's very difficult to get her back in line.

I would agree with you on the getting them to take responsibility. At the same time though, don't you agree that felony charges are out of proportion with the offense committed?

I think the idea of creating a class that funnels these students into finding ways that channel that energy into something productive would be helpful. Let the students, with the help of a administrator who knows what he's doing, come up with creative ways to solve the problem. Nowadays, many companies hire hackers to teach them about their own security flaws and how to fight being hacked.