700 High School Student's Records Subpoenaed After Grade Tampering Scheme

POTOMAC, Md. - A high school principal will be front and center at a community meeting Monday night after students were allegedly involved in a grade tampering scheme.

Churchill High School Principal Joan Benz says the purpose of the meeting will be to update the community on the status of the investigation and provide information on what security measures are being taken to protect student data.

At least eight students are under scrutiny, suspected of stealing teachers' passwords to change the grades of 54 students. Nearly 700 student records have been subpoenaed.

Montgomery County School Board President Pat O'Neill says she couldn't remember another cheating scandal this "widespread."

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