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One of the United States' most affluent cities is debating whether or not, and how, to track its students with RFID tags. School officials in New Canaan, Connecticut have engaged in talks with SecureRF Corporation, which has applied for a $100,000 federal research grant and is hoping to find test partners. Among the potential applications for the radio-frequency identification devices (like those used in mobile payment systems) bandied about were tracking students for the purpose of emergency evacuations, streamlining the bus system and monitoring who's cutting class. At least one board member, it seems, has some sense, though. "I can perceive parents would have an issue with tracking kids through the school and through town," Jim Kucharczyk told the New Canaan Advertiser. "There's a big difference between putting this on the school bus [and] putting it on backpacks or an ID card."Fortunately for the students of New Canaan High School, Superintendent Dr. David Abbey has made clear that participation in the experiment would not be mandatory, and that it would require both student and parental permission. Of course, this raises the question: what kind of kid would jump at the opportunity to be tracked? We have a sneaking suspicion that the RFID data would skew towards the library, computer lab and the student crossing guard.
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Subscribe to commentsKrazyCalvinAug 24th 2010 3:48PM
I say track the little bastards... and put heart monitors on it to to try to find out if they are getting in trouble.
ScottAug 25th 2010 3:27PM
@KrazyCalvin Careful, Calvin. You'll find yourself with a tracking device stuck up your *#)@ and having to 'splain your travels to the gov't, your boss, and/or your wife.
Ask any former residents of the former East Germany what it was like to have 10% of your friends and neighbors watching and reporting your activities to the Stazi.
shirley martinAug 25th 2010 6:11PM
@KrazyCalvin I hope you are saying this with tongue in cheek, cause this isn't a joke this is serious business Our forefathers has fought and died to keep our country free of opression now we once again are under seige by our government they are taking our rights away one by one in 10 years if this keeps going we will be worse off than communist Germany was This will be the end of civilization as we know it. PLEASE pay attention to what is going on and PLEEEESE FIGHT for your rights as a US citizen and member of the human race Pay attention and do something!!!!!!!!!
Dyan654Aug 25th 2010 7:58PM
@KrazyCalvin You better watch your mouth you crazy old woman! How dare you call children that. I would love to slap your face!
GrovinofdarkhourAug 25th 2010 2:14PM
You have got to be joking, right? Putting tracking devices on actual, live human beings. I've never heard of anything that should be fought more vigorously, with every iota of our being.
This is seriously the beginning of the end of the world you thought you knew.
MeridithAug 25th 2010 2:45PM
@Grovin I completely agree with you. This is so insane. Talk about infringement of privancy and welcome to "1984".
len550hpAug 25th 2010 2:42PM
parents already track thier kids by way of computer and phone...I believe this is a good tool to protect children and detour them from being where they should not be, skipping classes, leaving school with trouble makers, and more over making sure that our childern at least have a chance when a preditor attacks.
ChrystalAug 25th 2010 4:37PM
@len550 Do you honestly believe a tracking device would deter what you call "trouble makers" from making trouble?
The device itself has potential for trouble.
CSI8299Aug 25th 2010 6:22PM
Man, an I glad I'm not a kid today. I'd be the one who took the batteries out of my phone every single day so no on would know where I was. No wonder kids are so screwed up; no chance to explore the world until you are thrust into it.
RavenskyAug 25th 2010 2:44PM
I think the government has already gone too far, I mean are we not suppose to be a free country, yet everyone is monitored completely and yes we have cell phones that have GPS and that is a great way to keep track of where your kids are, but whatever happened to trusting your children?
BrianCAug 25th 2010 2:48PM
You have got to be kidding! In todays society a parent should be the only ones tracking underage kids with all the threats. Schools should not even consider this. Kids will always be kids and they will make mistakes. Schools are responsible to teach children, teach them in case of emergency the importance of a meeting area so the people responsible can be sure they got out safely. EDUCATE, EDUCATE,EDUCATE.
krisaggggAug 25th 2010 4:07PM
I agree! But why dont the schools just start locking down? I mean, lock the gates all day long, that'll keep them in! I have 2 school aged kids and it is MY responsibility to protect them, raise them, make sure they are where they say they are, etc. Schools should just lock the gates during school hours, that would be the answer! Then they can focus on educating our kids!
leeannAug 25th 2010 2:55PM
It looks like a doorway for the verichip- the implantable chip, I'm sure it will become to big of a burden to attach one of these things to the kids everyday but it will seem necessary so it will then become mandatory to have your children implanted, and soon after they will just automatically do it at birth, or it could even be in the form of a tattoo- they have developed ink that will do the same thing- its pretty scary and I guess I will be one of those conspiracy theorists that end up in jail accused of neglecting my child because I won't get them chipped or tattoo'd however they do it.
roadwarriorAug 25th 2010 3:00PM
Does 1984 come to mind. A few days ago I read and article where the would like to put metal detectors at all venues, sporting events, shopping malls etc.
Have we become so paranoid that we would rather life in a box then deal with the real problem.
I for one will never give up my freedom, it is bad enough I have to go through a metal detector just to get on a plane.
supergirl22593Aug 25th 2010 3:33PM
@(Unverified) i go to an NYS public school and we have to go through metal detectors and scanners all the time... ironically the teachers dont have to go through the metal detectors or go through scanning... its not fair!
GrovinofdarkhourAug 25th 2010 3:04PM
There are hackers everywhere, with every possible sick, twisted motivation we've ever thought of, and probably many more we haven't.
If you want there to be an electronic system in place, that any pervert who happens to be good with computers can hack into and see exactly where your kid is any time of the day or night, and figure out exactly what time of day he or she is most vulnerable, don't you see how this is tailor-made for sickos? Can it get any easier for them?
What kind of parent could ever want this?
TwistdLilMamaAug 25th 2010 7:33PM
Better idea. Put this device in ALL Sexual Predators, Pedophiles, Anyone who has been involved in molestation or sexual crimes. Track them all. We as parents should be able to know where every last one of them are.
carlAug 25th 2010 4:56PM
@GonzoG---Don't you worry about the the Big Brother getting larger?
supergirl22593Aug 25th 2010 3:31PM
what ever happened to freedom? We arent mumble from "happy feet" who had to have a tracker on his back so he could be located... we are human beings not animals and the government is going to far and we need our privacy? If this passes what else is gonna happen... the governments gonna find ways to see exactly what kids r doing..... i dont think so!!! We may be kids but we still are US citizens that should be allowed to have the same freedoms as everyone else.
MadAug 25th 2010 3:40PM
I've been looking into a way to put a GPS chip in my kid since she was born. If someone snatches her... I need a way to find her! I'm all for it. But lets be honest, you chip the backpacks and that just means we'll be able to find the those. Don't get me wrong, books are expensive. But our objective is to keep an eye on the actual children.