School in California decides to make elementary school students wear RFIDs Updated

reveal · Feb 10, 2005

And people wonder where the lack of personal responsibility in today's society is coming from. It's because kids aren't learning to be responsible. Apparently, you don't need to be in class because it's crucial for your future. Nope, you need to be in there because Big Brother is watching you. *sheesh*

http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39127785,00.htm

Crothian · Feb 10, 2005

being in class is important, who cares why they are there, they are there

Jdvn1 · Feb 10, 2005

Before everyone asks:

The RFID chips are worn around the neck in the form of ID badges and can be used to monitor where the children are on school grounds, and carry the child's name, photo, grade and unique school ID number.

And, yes, it's scary. But do the children have to wear the RFIDs because they aren't responsible or are they irresponsible because people treat them like children and think they need RFIDs?

reveal · Feb 10, 2005

Crothian said:
being in class is important, who cares why they are there, they are there

So it doesn't matter that civil liberties are taken away as long as they are in class? It doesn't matter that they are not taught to be responsible for their own actions but that they need to live in fear of being caught? It doesn't matter that we are supposed to live in a country that, supposedly, gaurantees our basic human rights yet we tag our children like animals from the pound?

If they tried to get my kid to wear one of these, I would fight tooth and nail to get them to stop using them.

Crothian · Feb 10, 2005

why's it scarey?

Desdichado · Feb 10, 2005

reveal said:
If they tried to get my kid to wear one of these, I would fight tooth and nail to get them to stop using them.

Me to. I would simply refuse to make my kids use them.

reveal · Feb 10, 2005

Crothian said:
why's it scarey?

See my above post for my reasoning.

Crothian · Feb 10, 2005

reveal said:
So it doesn't matter that civil liberties are taken away as long as they are in class? It doesn't matter that they are not taught to be responsible for their own actions but that they need to live in fear of being caught? It doesn't matter that we are supposed to live in a country that, supposedly, gaurantees our basic human rights yet we tag our children like animals from the pound?

If they tried to get my kid to wear one of these, I would fight tooth and nail to get them to stop using them.

the rights of kids in school has been largely non existant for ages. kids are not allowwed to do a lot of things in school, that they are allowed to do elsewhere. And what civil liberty is this taking away? THe right to ditch class?