July 9, 2008

Want school dinners? Get finger printed

Pupils at a school in Huddersfield are being fingerprinted so that they can pay for the school dinners without having to carrying around cash.

The All Saints Catholic College in Bradley Bar is the latest school to introduce this biometric scheme, the pupils have their fingers scanned into a computer; this will then act as a sort of bank account, as they get their meals, the finger or thumb replaces cash to pay for the meal.

The account shows up what has been bought by the pupil which is very useful for parents who want to keep track on their children’s eating habits.

If there are any children who do not wish to have the fingerprints taken, then there is the option of using a PIN number instead.

Source [Modern Day Exodus]