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

[Crothian]

Is school a right or a privellege or a requirement?

it is required by law

 

[Crothian]

Why's it scary? I don't know, it's some sort of 1984 thing?

much limited and smaller scale though, plus it is a school and not the government

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

Barsoomcore for Dicator!

 

[Jdvn1]

it is required by law

I've always heard that people have the right to an education. Seems to imply it's not a requirement.

I guess it might vary from state to state, though, since it's a state power.

 

[Jdvn1]

much limited and smaller scale though, plus it is a school and not the government

It's a slippery slope sort of thing. They've set precedence now.

Plus, the school is a government facility.

 

[reveal]

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?

The right to privacy. Any student, regardless of what they are doing, is guaranteed a modicum of privacy. (And whether you want to believe that or not, what we see on the news is not a reflection of the vast majority of schools who do believe the students have some privacy rights.)

With this, the governing body will know exactly where everyone is at all times. They will see students gathering together in a large group and decide "Hmmm... That's suspicious" and decide to find out what's going on. They will see a student by themselves, far away from everyone else and think "Hmmm... He's alone when everyone else is together. He must be up to something."

History has shown us that when groups of individuals get more power over how certain people work, think or act, said power can corrupt and, in most cases, will corrupt.

 

[Jdvn1]

The right to privacy. Any student, regardless of what they are doing, is guaranteed a modicum of privacy. (And whether you want to believe that or not, what we see on the news is not a reflection of the vast majority of schools who do believe the students have some privacy rights.)

Minors don't have a lot of rights, actually.

 

[Crothian]

It's a slippery slope sort of thing. They've set precedence now.

Plus, the school is a government facility.

the article didn't seem to say if it was a public or private school...but it does seem like a public one

 

[reveal]

Minors don't have a lot of rights, actually.

Minors may not have as many rights as adults but they do have rights. They have every basic right guaranteed by the US Constitution, provided they are an American citizen. Nowhere does it say "Applies to Adults Only."

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Minors don't have a lot of rights, actually.

Exactly. You're rights don't really kick in until you're an 'adult'.