San Antonio School District to Track Students with RFID Chips...George Orwell 1984 (solutions, cost)

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by C. Maurio

ohhh- the prison system watches you far more than any school. Take it from somebody that spent a few years there. You get to leave school at 3PM. Not so with prison.

I figured your institutional outlook had to come from prison, military...

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Well, let's see the myriad of excuses will all involve safety and fear of something bad happening if they are not chipped.

Fear is what get changes through.

See also - the TSA, the NDAA and the Patriot Act.


As for chipping the kids student IDs. How is this any different than an automated way to take attendance?

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by hooligan

See also - the TSA, the NDAA and the Patriot Act.


As for chipping the kids student IDs. How is this any different than an automated way to take attendance?

So spend taxpayer millions to take attendance?

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

So spend taxpayer millions to take attendance?

Takes me all of 30 seconds to look around the room after the 2nd bell rings and mark the absent students and hit the submit button on the computer.

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

So spend taxpayer millions to take attendance?

I thought the topic of this thread was if RFID'ing the students IDs was "Orwellian" or not, not whether it was a wise expenditure.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by hooligan

I thought the topic of this thread was if RFID'ing the students IDs was "Orwellian" or not, not whether it was a wise expenditure.

Cant answer the question?

[Memphis1979]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

So spend taxpayer millions to take attendance?

So how do you know it costs millions? And if the folks in San Antonio want to spend their money on it, who are you to judge?

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

Cant answer the question?

I certainly can, but not without seeing the school's budget - especially how much they figure they are losing each year due to incorrect attendance reporting.

Can't you answer mine? My question was on-topic. Your question is not.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by Memphis1979

So how do you know it costs millions? And if the folks in San Antonio want to spend their money on it, who are you to judge?

Research it like I did and everyone is free to voice an opinion.
Who are you to say otherwise?

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by hooligan

See also - the TSA, the NDAA and the Patriot Act.


As for chipping the kids student IDs. How is this any different than an automated way to take attendance?

Its a million or so more dollars than the method they have now.
I thought this thread was about RFID chips in student ID's and not the TSA, NDAA or Patriot Act?