Missouri lawmakers are rallying behind a bill that seeks to eliminate the use of RFID badges in state schools. Citing student privacy and security, legislators have taken a firm stance on RFID, particularly as it relates to the use of the technology for tracking purposes. Lawmakers in the state have now passed measures that would […]

A new bill passed this week in Oregon permits the use of RFID technology for student roll call and attendance monitoring. According to a report from MSN, the bill passed in a 28-2 vote, and will require those schools interested in RFID tracking to notify students, parents and the state Board of Education prior to […]

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is working to upgrade its parking software system, possibly with the addition of RFID-based parking garage technology that could be used to monitor available parking spaces on campus, according to The Daily Nebraskan. The technology would enable only valid-permit holders access into the university parking garage, thereby reducing the number […]

MySanAntonio.com’s Class Notes blog reports that Andrea Hernandez, the Texas student who sued the Northside Independent School District last year over wearing a school ID badge embedded with an RFID tag, said radiation in the tags on other students’ IDs have made her sick. Hernandez protested the program on religious grounds, but this week told […]

The National University of Ireland has selected SALTO Systems to secure its recent extension to the John Paul II Library, according to SourceSecurityInfo.com. To handle security into and within the new 6,200 square meter building, the National University of Ireland has deployed the latest in contactless access control systems from SALTO Systems and fitted them […]

Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association, has written to the Texas House and Senate with their opposition to the state’s proposed legislation to prohibit RFID technology use in conjunction with tracking and gathering information about students. The letter notes that no events have proven this technology to be harmful to students and says […]

Traka, an ASSA ABLOY Group company specializing in access management, is exhibiting the latest generation of its iPad locker technology at BETT 2013 with its Intelligent iPad Locker and Simple iPad Locker products. Using Traka RFID tagging technology, the Traka Intelligent iPad Locker automates the process of issuing iPad tablets – whether it be to […]

John Jay High School in San Antonio’s Northside Independent School District has banned a sophomore after a legal issue surrounding the student’s refusal to wear the school’s RFID-chip student ID. As reported on Wired.com, the school district implemented the new IDs at the beginning of the school year. The RFID chip monitors where students go […]

A federal court is expected to rule this week on a mandate by the Northside Independent School District San Antonio, Texas requiring students to wear RFID-equipped name badges that enable school administrators to track a student’s whereabouts while on campus. But 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez is objecting to the mandate for religious reasons, calling the requirement […]

A Texas high school student who has refused to wear an RFID-equipped name badge on religious grounds is awaiting a decision on a request to make a temporary restraining order permanent. If the court order is issued, the student won’t have to wear the badge. San Antonio’s Northside Independent School District last month began requiring […]