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Not OP, but parent of multiple school-age kids and both:

1. You're 100% right, there are privacy concerns.

2. I don't know if they could possibly be worse than the majority of school districts (including my kids) running directly off of Google's Education system (Chromebooks, Google Docs, Gmail etc.).

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Can you opt out? Are there privacy-friendly schools?

Could you enroll your child under a fake name? How messed up would they think that is :D

You can generally register your child under an assumed name - at least, that is possible in my area. Families can choose this option if there is any threat to the security of their child.

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