Oh hey, I got in trouble at my university for trying to make a tool for students too. This was ~15 years ago now... In my case, they accused me of copyright in

Oh hey, I got in trouble at my university for trying to make a tool for students too. This was ~15 years ago now... In my case, they accused me of copyright infringement and trying to destroy the co-op program. I made the case that while I was reproducing some data from the university's website, none of it had creative value and therefore wasn't protected by copyright. (I drew a parallel to an actual court case about reproducing phone book listings.) I also reached out to some faculty that I was close to for some character references to show that I didn't have malicious intent. Ultimately, I wasn't expelled or anything too bad. I was required to take a business ethics course, which I actually ended up enjoying. Good luck!