Maybe, maybe not. A lawyer doesn't have to prove something is true in court in order to win a large award or settlement. He just needs to make a jury or judge believe that it is true. Perhaps there is a grain of truth to the schools surveillance abilities. Perhaps they could monitor a student if they suspect, via other sources, that he is doing something illegal.
On the other hand, it is interesting that a prosecutor has apparently declined to get involved even though if what is alleged actually occurred, the school would have committed numerous state and federal crimes.
Hopefully we will find out the truth eventually.
That's exactly what we're saying here. No one here is suggesting the school is monitoring students 24/7. That would be impossible. What seems clear is that school employees had the capability to view laptop users, and apparently the students and their families didn't know.
it is interesting that a prosecutor has apparently declined to get involved even though if what is alleged actually occurred, the school would have committed numerous state and federal crimes.
That IS interesting. Maybe what the school did isn't considered a crime because the laptops were school property...?