comes with their school districts’ decision to install AI-powered monitoring software such as Gaggle and GoGuardian on students’ school-issued machines and accounts.
That's kind of standard practice on any company issued devices I've ever used.
Unless they're being given for the kids to own. If they have to give them back at the end of the year, then they don't belong to the kids.
As I recall that was a significant concern early on. And part of the deal was that they recycle their water, and keep the fresh water consumption below a certain level.
That way they don't have to deprive the farmers growing water hungry crops in the desert with 80% of the local water supply.