School Drops RFID - Tag Program
Wired News - 16 February 2005
The California grade school that required students to wear radio
frequency identification badges has ended the program because the
company that developed the technology pulled out.
The badges, developed by InCom, were introduced less than a month
ago at Brittan Elementary School in Sutter. The school board was
set to talk about the controversial policy until InCom announced
it was terminating its agreement with the institution.
The system was imposed, without parental input, by the school to
simplify attendance-taking, reduce vandalism and improve student
safety.
While many parents criticized the badges for violating privacy and
possibly endangering children's health, some parents supported the
plan.
The school had already disabled scanners above classroom doors and
was not disciplining students who didn't wear the badges.
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