Microchipped School Uniforms: Smart or Scary?

by SodaHead News Posted 2012/03/27 13:00:00

Related Topics: microchips, Brazil, vitoria da conquista, Uniforms, GPS, Tracking, School, Text, Cookie, parents, Student, Associated Press, Public Schools, Cookies

Read More

556 votes
Read all 379 opinions
Lightning Report View Results and Demographics + View Demographics

Loading Demographics... Click an icon to see demographic results Display unknown and private
	Smart	121 votes	22%
	Scary	435 votes	78%

Anxious American, have no fear. This news comes to us from Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, where The Associated Press reports 25 public schools are installing tracking devices into their students' uniforms. The devices will notify parents, via text message, whenever their child enters the school grounds and when the child is 20 minutes late. It's expected to be implemented next year, and is costing the government $670,000.

The city's education secretary, Coriolano Moraes, told AP, "We noticed that many parents would bring their children to school but would not see if they actually entered the building because they always left in a hurry to get to work on time. They would always be surprised when told of the number times their children skipped class. I believe we may be setting a trend because we have received many requests from all over Brazil for information on how our system works." Do you think microchipping school uniforms is a smart tactic -- or just plain creepy?

+27

Add a comment above

k.l.white1 2012/03/27 16:44:31 (edited)

Smart

+11
if the chip also notifies when the student leaves the school grounds-great. but i see kids having a change of clothes in their backpack, slipping into the bathroom to change and leaving the uniform stashed behind a trash can or something, to be picked up later when they come back to change b4 being picked up or riding the bus home.
>> See Replies

More polls by SodaHead News

roshi hon 2012/06/05 19:57:48

Scary

So scary

reply
Jerry Kane 2012/05/07 17:13:27
John Freeman 2012/04/27 20:12:33

Scary

Well its nice to know "educational centres" are continuing their way toward fascism, just like everything else.

Oh but its for your safety, or course. >->

(next up; Brazilian students commit suicide from severe depression. Must've been the music they were listening to...)

reply
jackie 2012/04/27 08:16:15

Scary

+1
They are soon going to microchip us in our skin.

reply
John Fr... to jackie 2012/04/27 20:15:16

For some people, they already are.

reply
RocPaperScizors 2012/04/02 17:38:21

Scary

If it was because of an epidemic of child abductions, sure it could work. But com'on, for skipping? If the child doesn't go to school, he/she will learn the hard way by acquiring a dead end job. Seriously, I would just buy another one of those vests, and keep the one with the chip in my locker. There are many ways to cheat the system. What a waste of money.

reply
Spider Bite:F 2012/04/01 06:58:20

Scary

+2
what if someone throws their uniforms into the sewers? will people try to rescue them, thinking it's a couple of murdered girls?

reply
brittany 2012/03/29 23:24:36

Smart

+1
this may let students know if they are late or not.

reply
Soup Man 2012/03/29 16:21:04

Smart

+1
Better yet pill implants for GPS tracking

reply
Mz Understood 2012/03/29 15:34:00

Scary

But sadly, it's kind of smart as well.

reply
Buzzymuzzwelle 2012/03/29 15:27:11

Scary

First the kids then the parents. Teachers, "leave those kids alone". All in all it's just another brick in the wall. Buzzy

reply
bettyboop 2012/03/29 15:24:33

Smart

With so many child abductions going on, this very well may save a child's life.

reply
Michaelene 2012/03/29 15:17:33

Scary

Brazil, go figure. I'm sure this administration thinks it's a great idea too.

This is a very sick idea but it's not like we weren't warned about it coming.

reply
Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/03/29 14:57:47

Scary

+1
Getting us used to centralized security. There are better ways to handle security in and around school. This kind of tracking is not one of them.

reply
ScarletSpeedsta 2012/03/29 14:35:38

Smart

It would be extremely convenient in terms of missing childrens cases. And it would not effect the children that went to class or had parents who were aware that the child would be leaving school grounds because it only notify's the parents that the child has left not where they have gone, which is important.

reply
concerned dude 2012/03/29 13:25:30

Smart

smart if they have the money to do it. I love using technology this way. Imagine if a child gets kidnapped the parents and police will know where they go. Also, what's the problem? If kids are supposed to be in school and skip what's the difference between a truancy officer tracking them or technology? I love it. Where can I get one for my kids?

reply
Aksana 2012/03/29 12:08:37

Smart

l love them

reply
Josh 2012/03/29 10:28:52

Scary

+1
Dont wake the Thought Police.

reply
deputydillhole 2012/03/29 10:03:41

Scary

+1
Youtube this - Mythbusters banned from talking about RFID chip by Visa and MC

reply
diana.dianapopescu 2012/03/29 08:44:01

Scary

+1
These are the ugliest uniformes I've ever seen.

reply
Michael Hertel 2012/03/29 08:33:49

Smart

but under the skin might be better.

reply
Notsodj 2012/03/29 08:08:29

Scary

+1
I'm all for school uniforms, but microchips? Really?

reply
Massaro1150 2012/03/29 08:01:08

Smart

I' sure kids can get around this.--but ask any parent of a missing child if it's smart or scary and let them decide.

reply
☆The Rock☆ * AFCL* The Sher... 2012/03/29 05:35:30

Scary

+4

reply
↓←↑♣→NVL←♣↑→↓ 2012/03/29 04:52:39

Scary

+2
We have something almost like that here in some schools. School IDs with GPS chips that do the same thing, I heard some schools in San Diego and some schools in Tecas and Arizona are doing it as well, and it is meant for the same purpose, to see if the kids skipped school, their late, etc

reply
MOMMA THOMAS 2012/03/29 04:17:56 (edited)

Smart

IF SCHOOLS ARE DESPERATE FOR ADA FUNDS......THEY'LL HAVE TO PUT THE CHIPS IN THE LITTLE DITCHERS! ....IN SOME COUNTRIES WHERE KIDNAPPING IS PREVALENT, CHIPS ARE A REALITY.

reply
Bureauc 0webama 2012/03/29 03:40:32

Scary

+2
Big Brother? No thanks. If a parent wants to use a similar device for their own children, fine. The Government has no such authority nor should they.

reply
BonnieDeutsch 2012/03/29 03:06:14

Smart

WAIT A MINUTE ! Why is the government paying for this ? Where are the parents ?
They are sending their children to schools that wear uniforms, they can certainly pay for "a chip" for the safety of their children.

reply
Mr.Hood... to BonnieD... 2012/03/29 11:55:38

+1
The parents don't want it. The government does.

reply
BonnieD... to Mr.Hood... 2012/03/29 17:20:28

Well, I don't know about you, but in the last few years Americans have joined together and made their voices heard. So, if they don't want these chips, how about some
protests or sign some petitions ?
Are your children involved ?
Thanks for your comments now and always.

reply
Mr.Hood... to BonnieD... 2012/03/29 20:08:54

+1
When is the last time our government or any other cared about protest or signed petitions? America hates the TSA but its still here. We complained about NDAA but it still got signed. We complain and protest wars but they still go on. My children would never be involved in being tracked like cattle. I'm with you when it comes to resisting stuff like this.

reply
BonnieD... to Mr.Hood... 2012/03/30 18:06:28

+1
Good ponts, but let's look at the influence that the" tea party" had on our last election or the "million man march".And what about the "arab spring?"
I can't say anything about the "take back wall street" because they weren't organized.
Again, you made some very good points, thank you and looking forward to more conversations.

reply
Mr.Hood... to BonnieD... 2012/03/30 22:12:40

+1
The idea of freedom will never die so one day we will unite as people sometime in the future. We both may be dead and gone by then though lol.

reply
BonnieD... to Mr.Hood... 2012/03/31 03:03:46

Well, I will be doing whatever I can to fight for the freedom our forefathers sacrificed and died for.
Great hearing from you.

reply
Earthling 2012/03/29 02:55:42

Scary

+6
2 or 3 more generations and they'll be chipping the kids, and no one will think anything of it. Each successive generation is used to more and more government scrutiny and less and less privacy. Big brother is here already, just taking his time.

reply
Bill to Earthling 2012/03/29 03:36:19

+1
Very well said. Track us from cradle to grave.

reply
Minarchist 2012/03/29 02:51:44

Scary

+3
cut the chip out and stick it in the locker

reply
Mel 2012/03/29 02:40:13

Scary

+3
That is Big Brother personified

reply
Royo 2012/03/29 02:38:42

Scary

+5
That's.... not okay at all. I don't think adult men and women would like to have to wear microchipped Work uniforms.

reply
Bill to Royo 2012/03/29 03:37:38

+2
Wait for it. It's on the way.Soon

reply