Ok, so 3 and 4 year olds are quick and can sometimes slip from our grasp, I understand that. But is it necessary to put a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip on them to track their every move? This is what has occurred in Head Start children in Richmond, California.
Head Start is a federal funded preschool program servicing low income children and families. A family qualifies when their annual gross income is below the federal income guidelines. Having worked for a Head Start program for 13 years I know that we are talking about a vulnerable population.
To the majority of families who receive services through Head Start, the program becomes a place of security, trust and help. The Head Start parent sees the program's resources as opportunities for their children's educational needs. Parents receive valuable resources for themselves and are exposed to communities of networks to access when the need arises.
So what is the government trying to achieve by using these RFID chips in Head Start children? How are they explaining this to the parents?
This is what the ACLU is trying to find out. To tell you the truth, I am almost afraid of the answers.
Read the attached news release and let me know your thoughts on this issue.
http://www.aclunc.org/news/press_releases/privacy_and_safety_questions_loom_over_federal_program_to_track_preschoolers.shtml
I do not think that we should using chips to track any of out students. It is the job of the teacher to take attendance, and keep track of students in her/his class. The job of parents to take care of their children. If we have a generation of people to are used to being tracked, as adults they will not see anything wrong with it. There will be no privacy for these people.
ReplyDeleteYou bring up a great point. If this type of tracking begins at such a young age, this will be a common practice for them. They will think something is wrong if no one is scanning them. Is this the government's way of desensitizing our children while meeting their agenda...whatever that may be?
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