The school district says that its current plan is no different than other programs already in place for parentsto monitor their children’s school experience. For example, parents can already check on their children’s attendance records and what they have for lunch, said district Superintendent Rosemary Kraeger.
Brown disputed this argument. The school is perfectly entitled to track its buses, he said, but “it’s a quantitative leap to monitor children themselves.” He raised the question of whether unauthorized individuals could use easily available RFID readers to find out students’ private information and monitor their movements.
Because the pilot program is being provided to the school district at no cost, it did not require approval from the Rhode Island ethics commission.
“Because the pilot program is being provided to the school district at no cost, it did not require approval from the Rhode Island ethics commission.”
Amazing. If something is free of charge then it is automatically ethical.
Are they so stupid as to not ask WHY the program is free ?
Also, this chipping of people has been foisted (as predicted by many) on the voiceless and the vulnerable: Children, elderly/infirm/crazy/demented. Who’s next ?
However, I bet some school admin got a new car or had a nice Hawaiian vacation shortly after it was put in effect.