--- title: Fired IT worker jailed for 21 months after sabotaging... description: A former IT worker in Iowa was sentenced to 21 months in prison after sabotaging the school district that had fired him. The scheme involved unauthorized... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fired-it-worker-jailed-for-21-months-after-sabotaging-old-school-district-a9l6v6pce twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fired IT worker jailed for 21 months after sabotaging old school district | daily.dev og:description: A former IT worker in Iowa was sentenced to 21 months in prison after sabotaging the school district that had fired him. The scheme involved unauthorized... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/fired-it-worker-jailed-for-21-months-after-sabotaging-old-school-district-a9l6v6pce og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/a9l6v6pCE.png og:image:alt: Fired IT worker jailed for 21 months after sabotaging old school district og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fired IT worker jailed for 21 months after sabotaging old school district **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 4 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary A former IT worker in Iowa was sentenced to 21 months in prison after sabotaging the school district that had fired him. The scheme involved unauthorized access and deliberate disruption of systems including Google Workspace and Apple School Manager, and was ultimately uncovered after the perpetrator misplaced trust in a former coworker. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@kkurko** · 0 upvotes > What was his motivation??? ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ex-school district employee jailed for hacks on former employer](https://daily.dev/posts/ex-school-district-employee-jailed-for-hacks-on-former-employer-sevjkl0du) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Rogue techie pleads guilty in $862K employer attack](https://daily.dev/posts/rogue-techie-pleads-guilty-in-862k-employer-attack-bbys5oseo) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Council worker spared prison after four-day data-snooping spree](https://daily.dev/posts/council-worker-spared-prison-after-four-day-data-snooping-spree-akxmm53ot) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [That Time I Worked With a Laptop Thief](https://daily.dev/posts/that-time-i-worked-with-a-laptop-thief-4gyswioqb) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/fired-it-worker-jailed-for-21-months-after-sabotaging-old-school-district-a9l6v6pce) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Fired IT worker jailed for 21 months after sabotaging old school district","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/fired-it-worker-jailed-for-21-months-after-sabotaging-old-school-district-a9l6v6pce","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/fired-it-worker-jailed-for-21-months-after-sabotaging-old-school-district-a9l6v6pce"},"datePublished":"2026-06-12T18:24:55.124Z","dateModified":"2026-06-12T18:25:15.072Z","description":"A former IT worker in Iowa was sentenced to 21 months in prison after sabotaging the school district that had fired him. 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