According to the original complaint, Blake Robbins was accused by a Harriton High School assistant principal of "improper behavior in his home" and shown a photograph taken by his laptop as evidence. Robbins has said he was accused by the assistant principal of selling drugs and taking pills, but he claimed the pictures taken by his computer's camera showed him eating candy. The district has acknowledged using the cameras, but said they were turned on only when a laptop was reported lost or stolen. The assistant principal has denied any wrongdoing.

Since then, DuBois has issued a consent order barring the district from activating the cameras, and the two district employees authorized to turn on the cameras have been .

The parents involved with lmsdparents.org objected to the Robbins' lawsuit, saying that the family doesn't represent the majority of possible claimants. "We seek an end to the litigation, especially the class action for damages, to reduce monetary costs to the district," they said on the site. "The motion to intervene will give the parents a voice in opposing class certification for damages."

Instead, the parents want DuBois to appoint an independent public advocate who would lead an investigation, report findings and make recommendations that could include alternate technologies for tracking down lost or stolen laptops. They have also demanded that the school district be permanently barred from remotely activating the MacBooks' cameras to locate missing machines.

Those who opposed the Robbins' demand for money said they had no interest in squeezing the district, and noted that they were represented by attorneys working pro bono who have children at the district's high schools. "Interveners and their many supporters are not interested in receiving money damages at the expense of educational programs in their schools," the motion said.