School Use of Tracking Devices On Students

By Yuenyee LeungSection 6

Schools use an RFID chip to track the location of students.

RFID is basically a wireless radio and electromagnetic identifying tag.

Overview

This picture shows a tire with a RFID tag and it can be read when scan.

RFID Tag

Safety

Tracking devices on

students are essential to find out the

whereabouts of students.

RFID chips can not be turned off. Can be

thought of as a GPS tracking device.

http://www.liveviewgps.com/blog/school-mentally-disabled-children-gps-technology-track-students/

The link above is about a principal who approves of tracking device for her mentally disabled students.

She believes in exploring the environment to a certain limit.

Safety and health are most important.

Students are not tracked 24/7, there are usually checked if they are absent in a class. Students should not feel they do not have any privacy because it is only

used for safety measures in school.

Looking at a Tracking Device on the Computer

A federal judge in Texas stated the tracking device does not violate student’s rights of freedom of religion.

The ruling encourage the student to transfer to a class without a tracking device, but encourage wearing the tracking ID.

What the Judge Said:

The tracking device helps identify students that are present in school but not in homeroom.

Those in school but not in homeroom can be mark present.

The increase in attendance allows public schools to receive more funding.

Benefits Schools

Gives students more responsibility; they need to be punctual and can not cut class.

Teachers are responsible for students in grade school; therefore, the tracking device eases the worries of missing students.

Win-Win Solution

I’m relief that my kids are safe in

school now time to cook.

In Northside School District of San Antonio, students wear their id cards on a lanyard around their neck. This allows staff to quickly identify students.

Above is a picture of a tracking id, the tracking chip is on back of the card. This

microchip allows information being transmitted to the reader viewing students’

location.

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