Texas School District Reportedly Threatening Students Who Refuse Tracking ID, Can't Vote For Homecoming
From Huffington Post
I was beginning to start my normal afternoon routine when I started my, daily dose of 104.9 The Rebel, when I noticed this blog post from Stevi Rebel. 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.
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 not wearing the ID tags.
Tracking Our Kids
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From Huffington Post
I was beginning to start my normal afternoon routine when I started my, daily dose of 104.9 The Rebel, when I noticed this blog post from Stevi Rebel. 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.
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 not wearing the ID tags.
Tracking Our Kids
Thanks again to Stevi Rebel and the rest of the, 104.9 The Rebel crew.
104.9 FM
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Follow them on twitter @1049TheRebelfm
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