Two students investigated for identity theft at high school

ABC7Chicago.com: Two students investigated for identity theft at high school

Two high school students have been accused of stealing the social security numbers of students and staff by breaking into their school's computer. The students said that they did it just to show that it could be done, but did not intend to do anything with the social security numbers. Yet, what they did was criminal and they may face prosecution.

Asside from the fact that what the student's did was wrong and the importance of keeping up adequate security, it also further demonstrates that student id numbers should never be social security numbers, this would go a long way to helping protect against identity theft at schools.