ACLU says low-income families in Rhode Island are giving up their privacy for school-issued laptops. The ACLU is warning that this kind of policies will lead to a repeat of events from Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania, where school officials accessed webcam of a school issued laptop and spied on a student while at home. ACLU has written a bill template that can be used to propose modifications to existing US state legislation that protects student privacy. The bill would limit the ability of school administrators or other third-parties from accessing third-party devices.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/rhode-island-schools-can-access-student-school-laptops-without-reason-or-notification/