[RobertClark]

Conditioning the young, perhaps?

[lightman]

That could eliminate the need for photo ID.

[CondorFlight]

Let’s just plant a number inside their palm and use that.

Much more secure... (sarc/off)

[Wisconsinlady]

Oh, hell, no!

[Paladin2]

Chip ‘em, Dano.

[EternalVigilance]

If this isn’t a step too far for the American people, we are done.

[nascarnation]

These must be one percenter kids.

Real Americans get their lunch for free from the fedgov.....

[SkyDancer]

Privacy? How? Scan a palm?

[jocon307]

Holy smokes, this is pretty advanced technology for lunch!

But, you can’t require a photo id to vote?

Give to me a freaking break, as we used to say.

[madison10]

Why not use a system like a debit card? at least the System wouldn’t have the fingerprints of the very young for future reference. Maybe these particular instruments aren’t keeping the fingerprints, but someday the prints will be stored.

[Wisconsinlady]

“Conditioning the young, perhaps? “

Conditioning the young for the Mark of the Beast.

[dalebert]

scanner could cause cancer later in life.. I would be having a fit

[Jyotishi]

This is probably a covert palmistry project, profiling students according to an estimate of their future. Any other conspiracy theory?

[workerbee]

For those reading this, you must realize that Carroll County is considered "out in the country" and relatively conservative compared to most of central Maryland. With that said, a coupla things:

1) I live in this county, and this is the first I've heard of the palm-scanning -- it wasn't something in the local media or brought before the populace outside of the schools involved, that I know of.
2) The principal quoted in this article, Darryl Robbins, was the VP at my kids' elementary school up until last year and I LOVED him.... though yes, he was a "public school guy" thru & thru
3) I've never understood why an on-line pre-pay system wasn't instituted.... it would no doubt be cheaper, easier, and most certainly less intrusive than a palm-scan.

[EternalVigilance]

Figures they would kick off the pilot project in Pinellas County Florida, home of Scientology and judicial death warrants for folks who have never been charged with a crime.

[momtothree]

.. for your consideration.

[LegendHasIt]

Yeah, Yeah; It’s all fun and games until some poor kid cuts off some rich kid’s hand and uses it to get a free lunch.

[GeronL]

training for slavery

wait until you get scanned again after proving you ate your veggies

[TheBattman]

Just before I left teaching in the public school - the cafeteria has moved to a similar system - but using a thumb print. This is not new.

[rawcatslyentist]

Hold the Red Star friendly high in hand. ~N Peart

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak Surveillance State” PING!