That you disagree does not, ipso facto, make it a silly argument.
The benefits of taking an occasional break are well-documented; this does not entitle employees, or in this case, students to consume company (or school) resources without permission.
Employees are not slaves because they are paid for their labor. I have worked at more than one job where there were strict rules forbidding such things as family photos or other items commonly used to personalize workspaces. More and more firms are making use of spy-ware to document the unauthorized use of computer resources for gaming, web browsing, instant messaging and other activities not related to an employee's responsibilities.
Though students going to a school are not being paid wages or salary as employees of a businesses are; it may be said that the benefits package is 'an education'.
The point is that the computers exist in the business to perform BUSINESS related tasks; the laptops provided to the school are for SCHOOL related tasks. Any attempts to use them without prior permission for any other use is stealing.
I attended a college where several machines were set aside every Friday afternoon for networked gaming sessions; perhaps if enough students at the catholic school joined together and requested that a time and means for using the laptops for mudding, the administrator(s) could be persuaded to set it up.
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