*US schools gave kids laptops during the pandemic. Then they spied on them.*
The laptops were full of nonfree software, so the spying was done by
various companies as well as by the school.
It might make sense for parents to permit a counselor to monitor a
child's digital communications, one that has a medical professional's
commitment to confidentiality and normally cannot tell anyone about
what perse finds in them. However, when the child becomes an
adolescent, at some point that should not be allowed with out per
approval.
If the counselor behaves in a way that earns trust, the student may
choose to continue this, seeing that it is not dangerous and may be
helpful.