RegardingID Archive | St. Louis area schools to be fitted with biometric security

Monday, July 28, 2008

In Edwardsville, Ill. the local school district’s building program has decided that all new school buildings and school renovations will include a new biometric-based security system, according to an Edwardsville Journal article.

While some facilities will have their new security systems up and running by the start of the school year this fall, the rest of the district is expected to have them implemented within 18 months.

The new systems are mainly concerned with access control as it will pertain to new ID cards for both staff and visitors. Staff will be issued biometric ID cards that contain fingerprint data so that certain entries will require a swiping of their card followed by scanning a fingerprint. The fingerprint data will not be stored on a database but on the cards alone.

Visitors, however, will have their state-issued ID cards scanned for background information such as being a registered sex offender; they will then be given a new photo ID card to wear when in the building. Additionally, video surveillance will be installed at all building entries.

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New-borns stay under close watch using RFID technology

The Basque National Health System has launched a neonatal security system designed to monitor and protect new-born infants using RFID technology.

When a pregnant woman is admitted to hospital, she is provided a tag with a unique identification which can be read in all the maternity zones. When the baby is born, an RFID tag specially designed for the new born is fitted to its ankle. The device monitors the infant 24 hours a day, detecting unauthorized movements, registering entries and exits to and from and enabling immediate location information.

TSA adds airports for expedited traveler program

Department of Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration Administrator John S. Pistole announced the expansion of TSA PreCheck, a passenger pre-screening initiative, to additional airports across the country following the program’s success at seven pilot locations.

West Virginia county schools implementing biometric solution

Schools in Taylor County in West Virginia are integrating biometric systems into their school lunch programs in an effort to stream line processes among other purposes, according to a Mountain Statesman article.

Get students involved in securing schools

As the need for security increases, whether its K-12 or on college campuses, educators certainly don’t want to turn their schools into fortresses.

While certain elements, such as or metal detectors, may be necessary evils, some security experts believe that creating a good relationship with students could be just as important.

Finger scanning utilized at two West Virginia high schools

High schools in Jefferson County, W.V. will be implementing biometric finger scanning in an effort to provide security for the students’ cafeteria accounts. Purpose of the program, according to school officials, is to eliminate clerical errors and to provide students with an easy way to identify themselves when using the cafeteria.

Ohio elementary school gets biometric cafeterias

Munroe Elementary School in Tallmadge, Ohio is upgrading its cafeteria to be cash-free when the students return form winter break relying instead on biometrics for students to access accounts for their food, according to a Tallmadge Express article.

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St. Louis area schools to be fitted with biometric security