A Boulder teen has been arrested for using his cellphone camera to snag a teacher’s computer password and change math scores for himself and 48 other students.
The 16-year-old Fairview High School student, who wasn’t identified because he is a juvenile, was arrested Wednesday and faces a felony charge for tampering with the grades, Boulder police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said Thursday.
The school estimates it spent $2,178 to trace the changes in the computerized grade book and restore the academic records, making the act a felony. The student faces school discipline ranging from suspension to expulsion.
Fairview principal Don Stensrud described the boy as an above-average student who now feels “remorseful.”
“He could do better than he has been doing, but he thought this would be a shortcut,” Stensrud said. “I think he was pretty shocked that we caught him,”
Tom McGhee: 303-954-1671 or tmcghee@denverpost.com
