No Criminal Charges Filed Following Lower Marion School District Student Computer Monitoring Investigation

United States Attorney Zane David Memeger today announced that his office had completed its criminal investigation of the monitoring of student computers by the Lower Merion School District.

“After a thorough review of the evidence in this matter by my office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, the Montgomery County Detectives, and the Lower Merion Police Department, I have concluded that bringing criminal charges is not warranted in this matter,” said Memeger. “For the government to prosecute a criminal case, it must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person charged acted with criminal intent. We have not found evidence that would establish beyond a reasonable doubt that anyone involved had criminal intent. I understand that the civil litigation continues. I chose to make this announcement before the beginning of the school year to close at least one part of this matter.”

No further comment on the matter will be made by this office or the FBI.