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

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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?

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

Smart

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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.
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DonnaMartin 2012/03/27 16:53:14

Scary

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No way, parents should be allowed the extra time to see that their children get to school safely. What's next???? Into their sweats, jeans, t-shirts. If parents stepped up to the plate we wouldn't need all this crap.

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Fef 2012/03/27 16:52:55

Smart

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technology can help schools and parents educate kids in novel ways

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Nichole to Fef 2012/03/27 23:45:45

How is micro-chipping a child (clothing or any other way) educating kids? All it says is, "we don't trust you and we don't care why you are misbehaving in the first place".

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Greatki... to Nichole 2012/03/28 17:23:58

That isn't true, and this is Brazil, not America, so exclude those familiar rules you've grown up with cause it's a different ball park we're dealing with here.

Why is it limited to 'misbehaving' and distrust? You excluded punctuality, and a lot more.

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Nichole to Greatki... 2012/03/30 04:45:07

I intentionally left that out. Alot of parents (I'm not saying all, mine didn't) simply try to find solutions to the problem without figuring out why there is a problem in the first place. And I agree, Brazil is a different ballpark than America, but regardless, people should try to find out why something is happening rather than figuring out a quick fix.

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Greatki... to Nichole 2012/03/30 12:51:58

Like I already said, a lot of different possibilities left out.
I agree that parents should be concerned about their child's environment but in this case it seems reasonable enough to me that Brazil's government would go to such lengths.
There are parts of the globe where kids couldn't care less about anything, if not a global problem here....

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Nichole to Greatki... 2012/04/01 00:01:19

You keep mentioning possibilities left out...care to explain that?

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Greatki... to Nichole 2012/04/01 01:17:37

I meant like other motivations for such action; for e.g to reduce the number of kidnappings that go unaccounted for, or ranging to just having a better sense of security overall for parents and what not. Hope this makes sense.

Y'know it's funny how people are arguing over this topic but I'd personally love to hear the Brazilian citizens view on it. How do you think they take it?

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Nichole to Greatki... 2012/04/01 05:31:53

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Hmm, I kind of agree with the kidnapping thing, but kids will find a way to get rid of the clothes that the chip is in.

And I agree with you on the Brazilian citizens comment. I do wonder how they feel about it.

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ENCHANTMENTINTHEWIND 2012/03/27 16:52:38

Scary

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What Aqua Surf said!!! My child will never wear one and I dare anyone to try to make me let them. Dynamite comes in small packages, in this case, especially for her children!!! Leave the babies alone!!!

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LADY LI... to ENCHANT... 2012/03/27 19:41:08

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SO DO I, NOT CATTLE!

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ENCHANT... to LADY LI... 2012/03/29 03:04:54

AMEN!!!

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Daedalus 2012/03/27 16:50:29 (edited)

Smart

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Better than the bar code tattoo they proposed last week. ;-) .

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

Smart

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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.

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TrudyGirl to k.l.white1 2012/03/27 19:19:42

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I can see you have had a bit of experience with children.

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k.l.white1 to TrudyGirl 2012/03/31 15:00:25

raised 2, and used to be one myself-in dinosaur days, lol

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Gloria to k.l.white1 2012/03/29 04:20:01

You mean the same as some of us did in K through 12?

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adafku 2012/03/27 16:42:38

Scary

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Probably one of the most worst ideas of the 21st century. I cant even begin to imagine the idiocracy that played in this. What are we trying to accomplish by doing this, "To make sure kids go to school" HEY WAKE UP, if the kid isnt going to school, that should say something about his environment around him instead of trying to come up with a quick fix like a chip that monitors his location at all times. The freedom in this world is starting to decrease rapidly and it is scary as hell.

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Fef to adafku 2012/03/27 16:54:36

I Asher with a lot of what you said, but still like the chip.

It shouldn't substitute for teaching, but we cannot rely on teachers a their unions dumb them down

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Deb to Fef 2012/03/28 00:18:06

The ONLY good thing about this invasion of privacy, is IF a child were abducted...that's it. nothing else. So, it's costing Brazil several thousand $$, you KNOW Obammie is a follower, he will want that here as well. Thank GOD my kids are finished with school....(not college though)

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Cordingly 2012/03/27 16:40:35

Smart

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Smart, a little odd, but smart.

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flaca BN-0 2012/03/27 16:40:06

Smart

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but since weirdos already know about it, they'll just strip the kid of their uniform and dump it. It would be very smart if it could be kept a secret.

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Mtnsmith 2012/03/27 16:37:53

Smart

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While I don't like the idea for a variety of reasons, I would approve it up through middle school just for safety sake; not for high school age kids, though (i.e. I'm more worried about kidnapping than big kids skipping school.)

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Nichole to Mtnsmith 2012/03/27 23:47:51

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I have to admit, I hadn't thought of just approving through middle school. My immediate thought to it was high schoolers dealing with this, but you make a good point.

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ajracestables1 2012/03/27 16:33:58

Scary

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I hate school uniforms and tecnology is way out of control, it is taking liberties away, just because some other socialistic country takes liberty from there people, doesn't mean we need to do the same.

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Ritik M... to ajraces... 2012/03/27 16:46:24

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Actually, it is stupid. The kid could just rip it off.

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Greatki... to Ritik M... 2012/03/28 17:32:25

And then the school would know.

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ndxTycooN 2012/03/27 16:33:46

Scary

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its all fine and good till the technology popularized for safety is used for evil - Whats the answer? I would start with not putting school girls in mini skirts

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Mtnsmith to ndxTycooN 2012/03/27 16:38:53

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Good points.

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LADY LI... to ndxTycooN 2012/03/27 19:44:46

NO! NOT ME!

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Papillon 2012/03/27 16:32:56

Scary

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Scary as hell. Can you say 1984 boys and girls? Brave New World? Time Cop? Can't anyone see what the f@ck is going on? Of course they can! They're the ones doing it! Anxious Americans? With the one nation world that obama and his cronies want, borders won't matter because there won't be any. What happens in Brazil will happen here. You betcha.

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LADY LI... to Papillon 2012/03/27 19:45:39

NO!

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Papillon to LADY LI... 2012/03/28 03:35:51

Oh, it will. We get all our trends after Brazil.

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-1776- 2012/03/27 16:31:03

Scary

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What happened to teaching kids responsiblity? If they decide to drop out or skip school thats thier own fault. I guess parents should be parenting better. Ben franklin said it best those willing to give up a little liberty for false safety deserve neither.

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LADY LI... to -1776- 2012/03/27 19:46:09

NO!

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hat man 2012/03/27 16:29:20

Scary

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Creating drones I see.

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LADY LI... to hat man 2012/03/27 19:46:53

YOU MEAN 'CLONE?'

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hat man to LADY LI... 2012/03/27 19:54:41

I meant drones as in machines. But clone works too.

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the d*ck 2012/03/27 16:28:58
Papillon to the d*ck 2012/03/27 16:34:48

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Give up your privacy if you want to; don't tell me that I have nothing to worry about, because I don't accept advice from the naive and innocent.

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