Son got in trouble at school for "hacking". Is he a "hacker"?

Hello,

Came to this forum for some advice, before I go see the principal, as my son is on the verge of being expelled from middle school for this "offense" of "hacking". **But was it hacking?** That's what I'm trying to figure out.

Genius-level M13, my son says he stumbled upon an unlocked google drive folder (no password needed for students), where he located the whole school district's (over 6000) Personally Identifiable Information. He downloaded it for one reason; he …

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