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These are school issued machines, and like all machines issued by a 3rd party for use under their supervision, they come with monitoring software.
This isn't some dystopian issue, and frankly, students should not be using school issued machines for private chats or photo storage, and should absolutely have their search history monitored while using said devices.
These aren't necessarily the computers you and I grew up on where they had a dedicated computer lab room for use during class time. These are devices they take everywhere with them, even home. Now imagine some creepy school IT administrator decided to peek on the Webcams of kids while they're on their room?
I understand the difference between a laptop and PC thanks.
Now imagine if, and hear me out, one didn't bring school hardware home so some "creepy IT administrator" doesn't have access.
"Save the kids" arguments always fall flat on the face when the solution is as simple as leaving school devices at school.
Many of the kids affected have no access to another device. The whole reason schools supply hardware now is because it's needed to access their educational materials, and it's massively inequitable to only have students who have money able to develop their skills at home.