School Allegedly Spies on Student

FBI Investigates Webcam Spy Allegations Against School
Parents of a high school student are filing a suit again Harrington High School, claiming they used a webcam to spy on their son. The school distributed laptops (equipped with webcams) to students as part of a technology initiative. Students and their parents were never notified that the laptops' webcams could be accessed remotely--a feature the school says they had in place to find missing or stolen laptops. The whole issue arose when the school accused the student of "improper behavior in his home" and used a photo obtained from the webcam as evidence.Soon after the allegations, the school released statements apologizing for the failure to give notice, and said the webcams were never meant to be used to 'spy' on anyone.
I think this is just stupid. I can't understand how they wouldn't expect the student's parents to get upset over this--especially since the school used photo evidence to prove the son had done something wrong. I think it is a total invasion of privacy and a huge mistake on behalf of the school. I would be outraged if I learned my school was using a webcam to spy on me--without ever telling me they were doing so.
What do you think?