Student RFID Tracking Suspended from School

ewhac writes "As reported earlier, a Sutter County, CA, elementary school unilaterally took the dubious step of forcing students, under penalty of disciplinary action, to wear RFID badges with their name, grade, and photo. The RFID tags were read by sensors placed above classroom and bathroom doors (though the latter had been shut off). The system was ostensibly used to automate attendance-keeping. Well, InCom Corp., the company that provided the tech free of charge to the school, has abruptly pulled out, without explanation. The school superintendant claimed to be, "disappointed," at the development. However, some parents are not mollified, and vow to permanently keep such people-tracking technologies out of their schools."

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Re:Kids these days

[timmarhy]

i'm sick to death of morons screaming "won't somebody PLEASE think of the children" frankly i don't give a shit about your snot nosed little brats. survival of the fittest i say. if they are dumb enough to get knocked off by a pedo too bad. one less idiot to reproduce later. the same goes for play ground saftey.