Biometric attendance systems for India’s rural government primary schools
The Indian government will introduce biometric attendance systems for teachers and students in government primary schools in rural areas, according…
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Premature iris scanning stops Florida school district school bus safety system
A flurry of confusion around parental consent and the completion of a contract has prevented Stanley Convergent Security Solutions from deploying…
South African Department of Basic Education finds resistance to workforce management plans
Not long ago, the Department of Basic Education in South Africa announced its intentions to implement biometric workforce management systems…
Indiana school district considers biometric system for lunch payments, could expand to classrooms and buses
The Southwest Allen County School district in Indiana is considering implementing a biometric payment system for its cafeteria program. Reported…
California school district tests palm scanners in cafeterias
A middle school and an elementary school in the Hawthorne school district in California are testing palm scanners in their…
Biometric payments in school cafeterias: Privacy nightmare or lunchroom revolution?
Lunchrooms have gone through some significant changes since the days of mystery meats, food fights, and anything with traces of…
Installation of Fujitsu palm scanners in Louisiana school district delayed
The installation of a palm vein payment system from Fujitsu has been delayed at Bossier Parish Schools in Louisiana, just days after…
Fujitsu, T&W Operations team up to develop school bus biometric physical access control
Fujitsu Frontech North America has announced that it has teamed up with T&W Operations, Inc, an IT and logistics solutions…
Senate bill could ban biometric data collection from school children in Maryland
Republican State Senator Joseph M. Getty has recently proposed a bill that would ban the gathering of biometric data from…
Maryland school district halts implementation of biometric palm scanners
The Carroll County Public Schools in Maryland have halted the implementation of palm scanners within the school system until further notice,…
