I would check out this guide
http://laserpointerforums.com/laser_pointer_forums_3/forum/showthread.php?t=36801
If you don't have a multimeter i would recommend getting one, there pretty cheap
I feel for you, i hate when people try doing stuff like this and u get blamed for it... I really hope that you can get this cleared up.
side note:
My superintendents name is Matt Gibson. I don't live in florida so i don't think its the same one.