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Top Student Charged With Fixing Grades For Cash

Posted by timothy on from the I'd-settle-for-paris-and-a-young-ally-sheedy dept.

alphadogg writes "A Nevada student who gave the opening address at his high school graduation last year has been charged with breaking into his school district's computer system and bumping up his classmates' grades for a fee. Police say Tyler Coyner, 19, was the ringleader in a group of 13 students who have been charged with conspiracy, theft and computer intrusion in connection with the case. Last year, Coyner somehow obtained a password to the Pahrump Valley High School's grade system and, over the course of two semesters, offered to change grades in return for cash payments, police say."

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  1. was the password on a piece of paper in the office by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    was the password on a piece of paper in the office and he just know where it was stored it?

  2. doing it for free is not the same as doing it for by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    doing it for free is not the same as doing it for cash.

    If you do it for free maybe you get a F or get kicked out but for cash may mean doing some time.

  3. Top Student by neoform · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Was he really the top student, or did he fix his own grades too?

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  4. He has a good future. by unity100 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    After college, he will probably get tapped by a rating agency right away. Standards & Poors, Fitch, whatever.

    lucky brat. then he will be able to fix grades all he wants, and will be paid for and applauded for it.

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