Parents in a Northern California town are up in arms over the school district’s mandate that their children wear RFID-equipped ID badges on school grounds.
All students wear employee-like badges containing their name, grade and photo. An RFID chip on the back communicates with readers mounted above classroom doors and in the bathrooms.
Despite the school board’s intent on protecting students, parents are objecting.
“Our belief is these children have never done anything to give up some of their civil rights. They’ve never done anything wrong, and they’re being tracked,” said one mother.
