"Kay Firth-Butterfield, chief executive of the Center for Trustworthy Technology, said parents should be asked for consent first. However, a Schoolwatch representative said schools did not need parental permission because personal information was not being stored." 🤢
And the children themselves, of course, should have no say in the matter. Because their voices do not matter in the slightest. Furthermore, they're very annoying to listen to. Imagine the effort of having a conversation with them about their wellbeing.
Unless it's through a surveillance device than can listen and just alert us about keywords out of context. So much more efficient. Gotta love that efficiency.