Sorry, it was reasonable to assume that the laptop was in possession of the student, or another his age (since if it were stolen it would most likely be by a classmate) which means they were risking charges of child pornography by taking pictures. Stupid of the district, and the whole case should raise some interesting technical law questions that need to be addressed that will pertain to workplaces, I think.
Does that mean I need to pull all the digital still cameras, cam enabled iPods, and video cameras back from our video/digital media labs? Because kids "might" take naughty photos of themselves?
Is that really what you are saying? That because it "could" happen, it should not have been allowed in the first place?
Isn't that the same arguments gun control advocates use against firearms Rights? Because something "could" happen, that we need tighter controls?
Is that really where you want to take this line of reasoning?