Comment Duty of Care (Score 1) 417
K-12 schools have a duty of care to their students, so this is just a case of them protecting themselves. Being your own device, you're still able to bypass your school - just remove the certificate and run through a 3G connection. Right or wrong, as an IT consultant who works with this type of technology in schools on a daily basis, your school management and parents will likely agree with these measures under the guise of protecting you.