I manage a school network and despite our ISP provided "DDOS Protected" IPs a single student with a spare $12 was able to keep us down for a week using that service.
Paying couple of bucks to a criminal to wreak havoc on school network is not really "clever". Not more "clever" than giving some drug addict money to beat up a teacher that was too strict, on his opinion or pooping in a bag, leaving it on a teacher's porch, lighting it on fire and ringing the bell..
This is plain and simple vandalism, and should be treated as such, not congratulating the delinquent-in-making on being clever. If he wanted to be clever, he could build some useful software for the school and opensource it so other schools could use it too. That would be clever, this one is just malicious.
I think you hidden your point a little too well. If you tried to say that kids are not adults, I agree, but that makes telling them when they are wrong even more important, instead of encouraging them to be "clever" in such ways. When they make a mistake, it should be recognized as such, not treated as "yet another wonderful expression of their creativity and free spirit".
Kids are going to make trouble. Sure trouble is trouble, and we can sit here and decry how horrible it is, but it's their nature.
Kids need structure, they won't follow it. Sure that's a waste, and we can sit here and decry how short sighted it is, but it's their nature.
Some kids are more rambunctious than others. Sure that needs to be addressed, and we can sit here and decry how difficult that kid is making it on everyone, but it's their nature.
Does there ever come a point where we can just appreciate nature? I don't have to deal with the little shit, so I'm fine just watching the flowers bloom.
I manage a school network and despite our ISP provided "DDOS Protected" IPs a single student with a spare $12 was able to keep us down for a week using that service.
Screw that guy.