*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.