A Hazleton Area Career Center student was disciplined for attempting to hack into the district's computer system, the district's top administrator said.

State police and school district officials are investigating an incident involving a student who acquired a wireless key, or code for accessing Hazleton Area's computer system, Superintendent Dr. Craig Butler said.

The system was not breached, he said.

"The student involved in this never did have access to district information, such as grades," Butler said. "He never hacked into the system to tamper in that sort of information."

Butler said that a school administrator brought the incident to his attention about three weeks ago. When learning about the incident, school officials immediately sought out the student and asked to see his phone, Butler said.

Officials searched the phone with the student's permission and "found some suspicious activity unrelated to the school," Butler said.

School officials discovered that the student associated himself with a group known as "Anonymous," Butler said. The superintendent said he's not familiar with the group, other than knowing "they are not a well-intending group."

The incident was turned over to school district police Chief Ed Harry, who eventually asked state police to assist in the investigation, Butler said.

The student was disciplined in accordance with school procedures, he said.

"The activity on his phone didn't lead us to believe anyone in the school was in danger," Butler added.

— Staff report