February 10, 2005

Whilst they're young...

Teach them while they're young then it will be easier for them to accept it when they're older.

SUTTER, Calif. - The only grade school in this rural town is requiring students to wear radio frequency identification badges that can track their every move. Some parents are outraged, fearing it will take away their children's privacy.

The badges introduced at Brittan Elementary School on Jan. 18 rely on the same radio frequency and scanner technology that companies use to track livestock and product inventory. Similar devices have recently been used to monitor youngsters in some parts of Japan.

But few American school districts have embraced such a monitoring system, and civil libertarians hope to keep it that way.

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(ht SayUncle)

More: And who can resist this gem?

Not everyone in this close-knit farming town northwest of Sacramento is against the system. Some said they welcomed the IDs as a security measure.

"This is not Mayberry. This is Sutter, California. Bad things can happen here," said Tim Crabtree, an area parent.

Um...Mr. Crabtree...something bad just did happen in Sutter.

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have u ever been to sacramento? these people are slack-jawed morons who need to be controlled.

Posted by: jakec at February 17, 2005 05:13 PM