Phoenix school nixes biometric program
Espiritu Community Schools in Phoenix decided to use fingerprints to track school lunches so it could receive federal aid. But the school started collecting fingerprints from students before notifying parents.
Predictably, parents were concerned. “Since when does anyone have the right to fingerprint our children, especially without parents’ permission?” said Shirley Wallace.
The school has since canceled the program and caused n state senator to proposed legislation that would make it illegal for schools to collect biometrics from students.
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