Munroe Elementary School in Tallmadge, Ohio is upgrading its cafeteria to be cash-free when the students return form winter break relying instead on biometrics for students to access accounts for their food, according to a Tallmadge Express article.
The change, which is designed off a system at nearby Hudson City Schools to help make lines move quicker, is part of a school overhaul of its dining program that also includes changes in the offerings to help improve the diets of the students.
The fingerprint-based systems are not entirely new to the schools, as they already been running in middle and high schools in Tallmadge. The system at Munroe will be the first to run entirely cashless without an option for students to pay in cash, which may expand to all the schools.
While the school is looking forward to having quicker lines with no lost money issues, it is also hopeful the cashless system will see benefits in a cut-down of germ transmissions and will enable students that receive financial assistance with their meals to better remain anonymous to their classmates.
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I think that is a great idea. The kids that didnt have alot of money when I was younger always got teased at lunch, especially on days they didnt eat cause their parents didnt give them money or they didnt have enough. Now no one will ever know. I hope this is something all schools go to in the future.