Cannot erase iPad without iCloud password

I have an iPad used in a school setting.  A student no longer at this school signed in with her icloud account.  After upgrading to IOS7 I am unable to erase this iPad and remove this icloud account.  I have tried but keep getting message to turn off find my Ipad and cannot do this without password.  I cannot delete and erase all settings without password.  I cannot sign out of icloud account without password.  Please help me get out of this loop.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4515
This is the /ONLY/ option; apple cannot do anything to unlock the device. I'd highly recommand ensuring no students return a device with iCloud signed in.
EDIT: Have the student call apple to have her password reset for her, otherwise that iPad will be a lovely brick.

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