we can't afford a paper trail of votes in Florida

[onethatcares]

but the Pinellas County school board is ready to let bids for 2 million to fingerprint the kids riding the school bus. There's something happenin' here, what it is ain't exactly clear.

[teach1st]

1. Thumbs story link

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/28/Tampabay/Have_your_thumb_ready.shtml

The Pinellas school system is ready to approve a new technology that uses student fingerprints to keep track of who is riding school buses.

Beginning in the fall, the fingerprint system would identify students as they board and leave. The goal is to ensure they are getting on the right bus and getting off at the right stop.

School officials say the $2-million project will save money and dramatically improve safety for students, whose fingerprints will serve as authorization to board and disembark.

If the School Board approves the proposal March 9, Pinellas will become one of four Florida school districts in the process of implementing Global Positioning Systems with a student-tracking system.

"This is Management 101 in transportation. Now we will have good, factual information that we can use in a very timely manner to make our services as good as humanly possible," said Terry Palmer, the district's transportation director.

More

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Kinda new meaning to the phrase "No Child Left Behind -- Literally!"

n/t

[aquart]

4. So they'll have the fingerprints of all students on file?

So they can board a bus?

Is anybody buying this garbage?

[PaDUer]

8. Yep, they're getting a head start

on the kids and since there's a lot going on in FL, they're trying to use this as ID in case anyone's child turns up missing..Wouldn't surprise me since FL has many unhappy people since 2000 who were disenfranchised, and remember "anyone who's not with us is a terrorist"..Appears to be that little kids grow into big terrorists! Heaven help us all. What happens if a parent doesn't want their child fingerprinted, are they not allowed on the bus and not allowed to attend school?

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. I wish there was someway to report how the state is interacting with

our public schools. Strange visits are occurring in our area from outside visitors, and the parents haven't heard one word about the reason why.

[mac2]

7. Strangers aren't allowed on the grounds of our public school......

without the schools permission when it is in session.

Fear tactic probably or to use in an emergency?

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. I didn't say "strangers"

I said strange visits from outside visitors.

[mac2]

5. Paper ballots are cheaper than computers.....and what about

democracy is that not worth it?

Finger printing to keep track of all citizens under the World Unions. They start with the young using the excuse of abduction. Wonder why all those stories of child kdinapping...fear? Yep..it's to get parents to do it. Big brother fear in Florida. Your children, young girls, wives...are in danger. There are criminals everywhere trying to kill you. We have to take away your privacy and rights for your own protection.

[mac2]

6. Do the Bush boys own the finger printing company?

[gristy]

9. Parents are going to revolt over this

This idea is going to be dead within a week. Trust me.

[ex_jew]

10. Florida is such a freak show ! I'm so glad I moved.