US students are fitted with RFID chips

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radio identification) is an automatic identification method based on remote data storage, using the device is an RFID card with chip attached and an RFID reader to know about situation of card bearer .

RFID tags have been used in many areas such as HR management, goods in / out of supermarket management, warehouses, . tracking the movement of animals that are protected from the hunting, managing vehicles through toll booths, making passports.

Recently, the United States has tested the RFID tracking system at two schools, Jones Middle School and Jay High School, over 4,200 people to test student and staff management, which is expected to be widely adopted. country.

American students will be fitted with RFID chips for easy management.

The RFID program and the school decided by the US Department of Education in May 2012 attracted the attention of the whole society, causing many controversies, both critical and critical.

Some participants commented that the application of RFID has brought some practical results: the order at home to eat in the school is good, allowing the lunch time to be increased to 10 minutes. At the school library, the management staff is reduced to only one librarian.

Local authorities said the majority of parents and participants supported the program. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of people attending all community activities (going to class, attending extracurricular sessions, going to the library to read . in general, whatever school activities).

On the tracking board, each student's RFID chips send data that allows people to know any of their actions aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the school and educating students.

The system allows attendance of anyone present at any time. Managers can know any student where they are, monitor their movements within the school's campus limits. However, when they leave the school, the system does not follow up.

Opponents of this program appear to be unsure about the negative consequences of this system on the health of students as well as fear that monitoring may be exploited for political or religious purposes.

According to the president of the school board, Laura Evans, in recent meetings, parents have become more reassured about bringing the RFID system into the school.