Two former Parkland School District bus drivers face felony charges after they allegedly entered a district bus garage without permission and illegally gained access to student computer records.<\/p>\n
Shawn Levy, 32, of Breinigsville, and Tyler Young, 27, of Allentown, both are charged with felony counts of conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to commit criminal trespass and conspiracy unlawful duplication. Both were previously employed by Parkland as bus drivers, according to a news release from Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan.<\/p>\n
According to the DA\u2019s news release:<\/p>\n
On June 8, South Whitehall Township police were notified by Parkland\u2019s director of safety about an unauthorized entry into the Orefield Middle School bus garage. A surveillance video taken around 10 p.m. on June 6 showed both Levy and Young arriving in a Tesla registered to Young.<\/p>\n
The men parked in a lot near the garage and a few minutes later, both men entered a secure bus garage, which neither had authorization to open or enter after hours. The video surveillance showed both men remaining inside the garage for nearly two hours before leaving together.<\/p>\n
There were several login attempts made on June 6 from the garage foreman\u2019s computer and cell phone, which were located in the garage, the DA said. The account history showed disciplinary files were accessed.<\/p>\n
During the investigation, school district employees located a printed roster, including photos, of students on Levy\u2019s assigned school bus. That roster had been printed April 25, the DA said. Neither Levy nor Young had authorized access to the student photograph rosters, which are only accessible through the school district\u2019s software system and restricted to administrators.<\/p>\n
The investigation later revealed that on at least 55 different occasions between March 25 and June 5, an off-site IP address associated with Levy and Young had been used to gain unauthorized access to another district employee\u2019s account and to view and duplicate protected electronic files and records, including the student photograph roster.<\/p>\n
Young was arraigned Thursday and is free on unsecured $50,000 bail. Levy surrendered and was taken into custody Friday.\n<\/p>\n
Young and Levy were employed as bus drivers at the time of the offenses, according to the DA\u2019s office. It\u2019s unclear when their employment ended.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the school district said it immediately began an internal investigation when the unauthorized access to the garage and district systems was discovered, and it has fully cooperated with South Whitehall Township police<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a serious violation and we take these actions with the utmost gravity,\u201d the district said. \u201cWe are reviewing system permissions, and implementing additional safeguards to help prevent similar\u00a0incidents in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The district said it could not release certain details due to the active criminal investigation, and would continue to work with police and the DA\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
\u201cParkland School District remains committed to maintaining the trust of our students, families, and staff,\u201d the district said. \u201cWe are using this incident to further strengthen our cybersecurity practices, enhance system monitoring, and reinforce safeguards designed to protect all District information systems.\u201d<\/p>\n
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