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October 8, 2011 07:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/YJnTobznA04/Florida-School-District-Begins-Fingerprinting-Students
Florida School District Begins Fingerprinting Students
First time accepted submitter Boogaroo writes "The Washington County school district in Florida has placed fingerprint scanners at the entrance to Chipley High School. They've also made a decision to run an alternate trial by placing the scanners on buses since most kids in the district ride buses every day. Since the beginning the fingerprinting, attendance is up, but not everyone is in agreement that the costs and risks are worth the attendance boost." Aren't there simpler and less-creepy ways to count kids, like looking at empty desks? 
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