Russia Today
A school district in Texas came under fire earlier this year when it
announced that it would require students to wear microchip-embedded ID
cards at all times. Now, students who refuse to be monitored say they
are feeling the repercussions.
Since October 1, students at John Jay High School and Anson Jones
Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, have been asked to attend class
with photo ID cards equipped with radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips
to track every pupil’s location. Educators insist that the endeavor is
being rolled out in Texas to stem the rampant truancy devastating the
school's funding. If the program is judged successful, the RFID chips
could soon come to 112 schools in all and affect nearly 100,000
students.
Students who refuse to walk the school halls with the
card in their pocket or around their neck claim they are being tormented
by instructors, and are barred from participating in certain school
functions. Some also said they were turned away from common areas like
cafeterias and libraries.-[Full Article]
