The students themselves are claiming the following:
Possession of a monitored Macbook was required for classes
Possession of an unmonitored personal computer was forbidden and would be confiscated
Disabling the camera was impossible
Jailbreaking a school laptop in order to secure it or monitor it against intrusion was an offense which merited expulsion
The government schools really do believe that parents and kids are nothing but obstacles in their way, on the road to total power.
They lie. They steal. They demand taxes be paid to them.
Crush the school system, and homeschool.
/rant
What should be the real wake up call is the arrogance of the school district in dictating this whole scenario, down to what the kids can and cannot do off school premises, and the fact that the parents and students just accepted it.