Mom allegedly breaks into school computer, changes kids' grades

The school district believes in "Excellence Through Learning." One wonders how many students will get to Wall Street

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There is nothing like a mother's love. Or, perhaps, her shame.

Who knows what allegedly moved Catherine Venusto, who stands accused of illegally accessing the Northwestern Lehigh School District's computers and altering history. Her children's history.

Or, at least, their chemistry and math.

The allegation is that she used knowledge gained as a former employee of the school district to poke her way into the computer system, using the superintendent's password and that of 9 other employees.

The Morning Call declares that she allegedly altered her daughter's failing grade to a medical exception.

However, another accusation might bring tears to an eye or two, for she is also accused of changing one of her son's grades from 98 percent to 99.

Court records reportedly show that she admitted accessing the school records, motivated by a mixture of "curiosity and boredom." Perhaps the boredom led to the curiosity.

Once the superintendent, Mary Ann Wright, was confronted with the potential security breach and declared that she had not alte... [Read more]