Figures diclosed under the Freedom of Information Act show how ’Big Brother’ technology is becoming widespread in schools.
Thirty per cent of high schools are taking fingerprints simply to speed up basic administration such as borrowing books, registering in the mornings and buying canteen lunches.
It means tens of thousands of pupils have had their prints taken at school.
In some cases, schools are taking fingerprints without first gaining parental consent.'
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Wasn't one of the coalition Government's decisions on Civil liberties as follows:
ReplyDelete"The outlawing of fingerprinting of children in schools without parental permission."
"No fingerprinting of school kids without parents' consent."
So, why then are they still taking biometric information from these children?
When exactly do Cameron and Clegg aim to roll out this update of civil liberties to schools. Did Westminster forget to send the memo?