Two Orange County, Calif., high school seniors were supposed to have graduated Wednesday.
Instead, they're facing serious prison time for alleged crimes that some people might not think are all that serious.
County prosecutors allege Omar Khan, 18, of Coto de Caza, and Tanvir Singh, 18, of Ladera Ranch, broke into Tesoro High School in Las Flores to steal tests and change their own and others' grades on the school computer network.
While Singh allegedly only tried doing it once, Khan apparently did it several times.
Khan's been charged with 69 felony counts and could get more than 38 years in prison. Singh faces four counts and could wind up with three years.
"This is still an ongoing investigation," Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino told the Orange County Register. "We are looking at the possibility that more students were involved. But it's still unclear."
Khan was arrested Monday and held on $50,000 bail, but it appeared from the sheriff's department Web site he'd been bailed out by Thursday morning. He was expected to be arraigned Thursday.
Singh turned himself in Wednesday and was released on his own recognizance. His arraignment was postponed until July 8.
"These students are not accused of just committing simple 'Ferris Bueller'-type offenses," Deputy District Attorney Chuck Lawhorn told the Register. "These are very serious crimes."
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