I’ve had similar experiences with my school district. They used to use managed iPads with Google classroom. They now use managed windows Lenovo with multiple l

I’ve had similar experiences with my school district. They used to use managed iPads with Google classroom. They now use managed windows Lenovo with multiple layers of spyware. I bought my iPad and don’t allow installation of any apps with system privileges. This required a sit down with the principal, vice principal, county school board rep, and “tech manager” (who was just a random teachers aide with no training or specialized education and didn’t know much about equipment). It was a real hassle, but they agreed to a personal device and they give out a school “loaner laptop” for exams. The loaner has goguardian and lots of other stuff installed. Some surprising things I learned: -the school principal chooses the technology without any real evaluation criteria. He said multiple times “I’m not a tech expert, I just do my best” and claimed to not know how all this stuff works -my child was threatened with expulsion if they didn’t comply with the policy and only got around the school policy through a loophole because it was me who wouldn’t sign the contract yet it was the child who was being punished (contract required me to maintain the laptop, pay penalties for any damage, even if accidental, assume liability for theft, pay for my own insurance through a single vendor negotiated by the school, and learn and carry out administration since the school didnt have trained admins and only had an 800 number for tech support) I hope they never make a competent policy because it is so kafkaesque and draconian. The standard laptop is completely locked down and monitored by the school by people who don’t have any training on when to access data, including video from inside my home. I have quite a bit of experience with hardware and software and it’s hard for me. I can’t imagine how typical parents are supposed to protect their kids’ rights.