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IsTrackingStudentsaViolationoftheirPrivacy?

By:JohnRomanow

Leaugetownhighschoolisstartinganewprogramtotrackstudentsduetotruancy.By
doingthistheywillgiveallstudentsidentificationcardsthatcanbetrackedwhiletheyareon
schoolproperty.
EventhoughisexcitedabouttheI.Dsandthinkstheywillbeagreatcontributiontothe
school,shethinksoneofthebenefitswillbethatshecanspendlessofhertimetracking
studentsdown.
Ispendagoodportionofeachdaylookingforandchasingdowntruantstudents,
assistantprincipalShayStrobinskisaid.WiththeI.Dtrackingsystem,wecanbemuchmore
efficientinlocatingstudents.
However,manypeoplebelievethetrackingdevicesareconsideredwrongorimmoral.
Includingmanyparentsofstudentsinthedistrict.
Thisisablatantviolationofmysonsprivacy.Hedoesntwantsomeonemonitoringhim
atalltimes
ManypeoplebelievethattheI.Dswillbenefitthelearningenvironment.Amajorityof
studentsareneutralonthetopicandwouldntcareeitherway.
Idontunderstandallofthecomplaints.Studentsareatschooltolearn.Iftheyarenot
inclass,theycannotlearn
Ontheotherhandtherearemanystudentsthatareagainstthetrackingdevices
becausetheyfeelitisaviolationoftheirpersonalrights,andthattheyarebeingtreatedunfairly.
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Prisonersaretracked.Iamastudentwithasingledisciplinereferral,notaprisoner,

saidJuniorBeccaRomero.

Manyparentsareupsetaboutthenewidentificationcards.Theparentscontactedthe
ACLUtotrytopreventthenewcards.Asaresultof,theACLUisfilingaformallawsuitagainst
bothoftheschooldistricts.
Afewparentsareupset.Yes,Iknow.Andyes,IknowtheyaretalkingwiththeACLU.
Butuntilajudgesayswecan'thavetheID'swearemovingforward."SaidSuperintendentPatti
Mann.

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