School to track pupils with radio chips sewn into their uniforms

[pisshead]

sounds like freedom...the terrorists will surely hate this...

School to track pupils with radio chips sewn into their uniforms UK Daily Mail
Saturday November 24, 2007
[align=left]Children are to be tracked in school via radio chips sewn into their uniforms. [/align]
The manufacturer is marketing the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) surveillance system nationwide, following a trial with 19 pupils at Hungerhill School in Doncaster this year.
The chip is embroidered into school uniforms using conductive 'smart threads'. A teacher can then scan these to view the pupil's identity, photo, whether they misbehaved in lessons and their school attendence record.
Hungerhill headteacher Graham Wakeling said the pilot was "not intrusive to the pupil in the slightest" because tracking would not go beyond the school's gates.
However, the chip has drawn criticism from civil liberties groups. David Clouter, from LeaveThemKidsAlone, a campaign group, was appalled by the idea.
"To put this in a school badge is complete and utter surveillance of the children. Tagging is what we do to criminals we let out of prison early," he said.
The chips were developed by Danrbro Ltd, which was set up by Andy Stewart, an ICT teacher at Hungerhill School, and a school uniform company.
Schools could fit scanners to doors or give teachers hand-held scanners to identify pupils entering or exiting rooms.
Darnbro siad their product can "trace a pupil's every step during the school day" and that the system can be set up to limit access to doors, such as shutting the main doors of a school to pupils during classtime.
Mr Stewart, 36, said the system would cost about £2000 for a small primary school and up to £14,000 for an average-sized secondary, according to the Times Educational Supplement.
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pisshead Reviewed by pisshead on 11-24-2007. School to track pupils with radio chips sewn into their uniforms sounds like freedom...the terrorists will surely hate this... School to track pupils with radio chips sewn into their uniforms UK Daily Mail Saturday November 24, 2007 Children are to be tracked in school via radio chips sewn into their uniforms. The manufacturer is marketing the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) surveillance system nationwide, following a trial with 19 pupils at Hungerhill School in Doncaster Rating: 5

[Number 1 DJ]

thats pretty scary but i doubt this will go anywhere, and even if they did do this only the goodie good kids would leave them in. i kno i'd have that shit out of my shirt in a couple seconds, i think all kids that dont like to be treated like cattle would rip it off or out, this just resulting in a big waste of money.

[killerweed420]

I think the only way this would happen in America is at private schools.