>:(
this is unbelievable to me..first they made them get gardisil (sp?) shots
and now they insist on tracking them..dang..
the worst we have is high taxes and too many gov folk...wild
sure am glad i am this old...sigh
Texas School District Reportedly Threatening Students Who Refuse Tracking ID, Can't Vote For Homecoming
Posted: 10/08/2012 4:46 pm EDT Updated: 10/08/2012 5:19 pm EDT
Andrea Hernandez Weeks after Northside Independent School District in San Antonio rolled out its new "smart" IDs that tracks students' geographic locations, the community is still at odds with the program.
The "Student Locator Project," which is slated to eventually reach 112 Texas schools and close to 100,000 students, is in trial stages in two Northside district schools. In an effort to reduce truancy, the district has issued new student IDs with an embedded radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip that tracks the location of a student at all times.
The program officially launched October 1 at John Jay High School and Anson Jones Middle School. Without the badges -- required to be worn around the neck -- students cannot access common areas like the cafeteria or library, and cannot purchase tickets to extracurricular activities. WND reports that the district has threatened to suspend, fine or involuntarily transfer students who fail to comply and officials have noted that "there will be consequences for refusal to wear an ID card as we begin to move forward with full implementation."
Parents and students from the schools spoke out against the project last month. But now, WND is reporting that schools are taking the restrictions one step further.
John Jay High School sophomore Andrea Hernandez refuses to use the new IDs, citing religious beliefs and instead sticking with her old badge from previous years, calling the tracking devices the "mark of the beast." She tells Salon that the new badges make her uncomfortable and are an invasion of her privacy.
But to add to her restricted school grounds access, the teen says she was barred from voting for homecoming king and queen.
"I had a teacher tell me I would not be allowed to vote because I did not have the proper voter ID," she told WND. "I had my old student ID card which they originally told us would be good for the entire four years we were in school. He said I needed the new ID with the chip in order to vote."
If successful, the tracking program could save the district as much as $175,000 lost daily to low attendance figures, which in part determine school funding. Higher attendance could lead to more state funding in the neighborhood of $1.7 million. A statement on the school district's website lays out the program's goals: to increase student safety and security, increase attendance and offer a multi-purpose "smart" student ID card that streamlines grounds access and purchasing power.
While uncommon, RFID chips are not new to school IDs, according to Wired. Schools in Houston launched a monitoring program as early as 2004, and a federally funded preschool in California started placing RFID chips in children's clothes two years ago. Numerous districts have also considered similar programs, but without making them mandatory.
In California, the Anaheim Union High School District is also in the midst of testing a GPS tracking program. From Salon:
QuoteEach school day, the delinquent students get an automated "wake-up" phone call reminding them that they need to get to school on time. In addition, five times a day they are required to enter a code that tracks their locations: as they leave for school, when they arrive at school, at lunchtime, when they leave school and at 8pm. These students are also assigned an adult "coach" who calls them at least three times a week to see how they are doing and help them find effective ways to make sure they get to school.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/08/texas-school-district-rep_n_1949415.html
there's a poll at the link if you are interested and a tab with other areound the country rules
The students should attach Their ID's to dogs... Make up fake ones to wear...
Quote from: Amaterasu on October 09, 2012, 05:57:13 PM
The students should attach Their ID's to dogs... Make up fake ones to wear...
Or use that rfid jammer sold on e-bay!LOL!
Or hide them in the library books...
Or have a mass burning of them in the school square...
Hehehe good children..heheheh!
Le
I like the dog idea - imagine Them hunting the kids who are "truant," running all over the place - only to find They are all in class.
Quote from: Amaterasu on October 09, 2012, 06:21:14 PM
I like the dog idea - imagine Them hunting the kids who are "truant," running all over the place - only to find They are all in class.
hehe, thats true! why not just give them microchips and neck tattoos? Then they will fit right in with the other kids!
And the doggies!
Le
Oh, that's coming. No doubt!
I am a Texan, and as is Texas..................? Thus is just another example of how ignorant thinking can overrule the liberty and rights of all Americans. Using a weak excuse of saving a little money, these school administrators are more than willing to disenfranchise the rights of students to move freely about.
Of course our Federal Government is going way beyond this to disenfranchise the Constitutional rights of the people , even going as far as using drones to spy on the general population, and using phone signals to track the people as they see fit,- and on and on and on.
In some way, this stuff must be stopped!! No, the benefit in these situations are not worth the "collateral damage", to our rights of life, liberty, and our pursuit of happiness, which incidentally, were at one time, guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. (the guarantee is still there, WE are just allowing its adherence to be ignored!!)
When I worked at the hospital as a nursing assistant we had to wear locators. They were tied into the call bell system, and had an actual purpose. It was helpful to locate a petient's nurse without going from room to room. It also had a panic button feature that could be used to summon help. It had its abusers of course. It only functioned in the hospital, so it was a tool, not an invasion of privacy.
I can't muster a good argument against gardasil. It immunizes against HPV, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer. I do think, however, that it should be optional, not mandatory. Why not just make virginity mandatory? That's always been effective. NOT.
Shasta