Gross negligence implies criminal intent. I learned that in the first college class I ever took.
No it’s not:
Gross negligence is a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons, property, or both.
legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/gross+negligence
By ALLOWING the use of a non-secure server she was grossly negligent. By requiring it she was criminally negligent.
criminal negligence is defined as any type of conduct that “grossly deviates” from normal, reasonable standards of an ordinary person. It generally involves an indifference or disregard for human life or for the safety of people.
www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/criminal-negligence-laws.html
Congrats on your completion of a college class.