No matter the excuse, the privacy of the students was violated - mainly because the district did not inform the students parents of the ability to use the laptops to monitor the kids without prior warning. Sure, it (the monitoring) would have likely raised a stink anyway, but this is not china...we do not do this kind of stuff in America, and the Justice department should make sure that it is clear to all school districts that such action is illegal.
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Courts ruled right
The judgement, in my opinion, was right.
Busted!
No matter the excuse, the privacy of the students was violated - mainly because the district did not inform the students parents of the ability to use the laptops to monitor the kids without prior warning. Sure, it (the monitoring) would have likely raised a stink anyway, but this is not china...we do not do this kind of stuff in America, and the Justice department should make sure that it is clear to all school districts that such action is illegal.