So are these chipped badges like little ‘I’ve fallen and can’t get up’ devices, self-activated when one is in ‘trouble’ or wearer activated when in a ‘bad’ situation? Or are they more akin to a plane ‘beacon’ that tells one where to find the bodies? A false sense of security if that is what it’s for as I have dealt with such systems within the CA correctional system.
THREE GOALS
1. Increase student safety and security. Our students' parents expect that we always know where their children are in our schools.
2. Increase attendance. Through more efficient attendance management, schools can generate additional revenues by identifying students who are not in their seats during roll call but who are in the school and locate them. (Increased attendance = increased state revenues)
3. Provide multi-purpose "Smart" Student ID card. The Student ID will provide access to the library and cafeteria, serve as a photo ID, and allow for the purchase of tickets to schools' extracurricular activities. Other uses will be rolled out during the pilot program. http://www.nisd.net/studentlocator/
Note #2 above indicates locator type device.
Apples vs Oranges. Every 50 - 60 minutes every high school student is supposed to be in a particular room. You can bet the school cop and the APs have a “hot list” of the thugs. If they are wandering they can be located, as well as any potential victims. For instance: Thuggo isn’t in class but in a stairwell along with three other kids. Instant alert to trouble. One AP heads to each exit from the stairs, grabs them as they come out and deals with it / all APs converge and intercept. As to the “false sense of security”: every system is flawed.