“The app was pulling proprietary information from a confidential system to be sold to students,” Miller said. “We are a public entity, and we don’t let private individuals use public resources to make money.”
Andrus said a solution is being worked out that will allow Hammerlund to market his app without direct access to the server. And he hopes new policies will help the district avoid this situation in the future.
“We need to go back to our policies so that, in the future, we know how we are going to react to this type of situation so that we don’t have to come to a screeching halt,” Andrus said.
School board President Chris Ungar said the experience will push the board to update its policies.
“This is a discussion the board has to have,” Ungar said. “This is the kind of stuff we want to encourage our students to do. How do we get to a place where we protect the integrity of our system, and what kinds of policies do we need in place so that students can use it for their talents to be successful? We have to look at current policies and see what will support our students and keep everyone safe.”
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