[Moose4]

Well, I'm creeped out.

}:-)4

[Happy2BMe]

6-6-6 PING.

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Advocates of the technology said they did not plan to go that far. But, they said, they do see broader possibilities, such as implanting RFID tags under the skin of children to avoid problems with lost or forgotten tags. More immediately, they said, they could see using the technology to track whether students attend individual classes.

[gridlock]

I'm e-mailing this article to my child's school principal. You can't have enough security, in my book.

[Fierce Allegiance]

This is not much different than the electronic ankle bracelets parolees have to wear while on "house arrest"

Man, I would have never gotten any of the log cabin forts built when I was a kid if the cops could track my truancy!

Scary stuff - there is no limit to the control the government is trying to impose. Black boxes in cars and rfid chips in every man, woman & child.

I am kind of surprised the government is letting us discuss this!

[ladylib]

"Mr. Steinhardt said schools, once they had invested in the technology, could feel compelled to get a greater return on investment by putting it to other uses, like tracking where students go after school."

Simple, ditch the tags, hide them under a rock, and pick them up the next day.

[af_vet_rr]

Why do I think this isn't going to stop with schools.

[JOAT]

The same 'publik skools' that constantly whine about 'lack of resources' feel spending those precious resources to tag the kids like cattle is a wise investment.

Hmmn. Could there be a wee bit more to this than meets the eye?

[Dianna]

The Spring Independent School District is equipping 28,000 students with ID badges containing computer chips that are read when the students get on and off school buses.

How often are kids kidnapped while waiting for a school bus or after getting off a school bus? Both of these times are fairly busy in my neighborhood.

I think the media has made parents paranoid, with the help of other community members. The overwhelming likelihood is that my child is NOT EVER going to be kidnapped. So, stop with the identi-kits and special ID cards already!

[Old Professer]

Swapping of I.D. badges brings an automatic suspension, I'm sure.

[bayourod]

Might be good for monitoring school bus activity.

Bus drivers sometimes get paid under the table by child care centers and private schools to stop and PICK up kids and then deliver them to their homes that are on that route.

[weegee]

Houston PING

[MissAmericanPie]

It's heeeeere.=o0