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IDemo

(16,926 posts)
54. Different issues
Mon Dec 17, 2012, 02:21 PM
Dec 2012

You've taken a completely separate tangent here. I'm not going to argue that it has become very difficult in today's world to achieve economic success, but most agree that doing so without the foundation of a HS diploma is all but impossible. If a student or parent deems the cost/benefit of high school graduation not worth the stress from privacy concerns or other reasons, I guess any efforts to force attendance becomes problematic for them.

I am simply stating that if a student and their parents have agreed to remain in school for whatever reason, the rules (and the law, in most places) require them to show up when expected.

I'm not comfortable with the level of inspection that the NSA, FBI, Homeland Security and local police have been able to grab over the past decade. But this is not in the same ballpark.

I will be surprised if there is not wide spread monkey wrenching of these systems ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #1
Should be opt-out. truthisfreedom Dec 2012 #2
She was offered an opt-out. But she still refused the ID without the chip. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #23
No school has the right to do this lbrtbell Dec 2012 #70
Schools need to know where students are during school hours. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #72
This is not on religious grounds but yeah if my HS had done this when I was in HS I would be against ZM90 Dec 2012 #3
If it is my daughter at school? Yes, I want them to know where she is at all times. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #24
Good for you. atreides1 Dec 2012 #76
Wow. Stereotype much? yellowcanine Dec 2012 #79
A closed campus is one where a student's wherabouts are known at all times ehrnst Dec 2012 #60
But the mark of the beast in her cellphone is super cool guyz! RandiFan1290 Dec 2012 #4
You HAVE GOT TO be kidding! ReRe Dec 2012 #5
I and virtually every employee at high tech campuses have had these for years IDemo Dec 2012 #6
As an employee, it's your choice. You're always free to tell your boss or bosses you quit. Trillo Dec 2012 #16
The pay for the student is an education IDemo Dec 2012 #25
It seems her argument boils down to a matter of her choice, as does yours as your choice. Trillo Dec 2012 #35
Different issues IDemo Dec 2012 #54
You've made a false equivalence, "show up when expected" does not equal "wear an RFID badge". Trillo Dec 2012 #80
Education? At school? HAHAHAHAHA! lbrtbell Dec 2012 #71
But WHY does she believe the ID is "the mark of the beast"? mwb970 Dec 2012 #7
Interesting question rbixby Dec 2012 #45
you don't understand the concept "check digit" if you think every check digit is 6 struggle4progress Dec 2012 #64
That's just what I heard some religious nut say about it rbixby Dec 2012 #75
Because she has been taught this by bible thumpers yellowcanine Dec 2012 #73
I'm not sure these things are safe Celebration Dec 2012 #8
This is not an implant rhiannon55 Dec 2012 #9
I know it isn't an implant Celebration Dec 2012 #18
Similar chips are in your passport. Paulie Dec 2012 #49
I have a passport Celebration Dec 2012 #52
They are using it for attendance. Paulie Dec 2012 #55
declined to opt out? Celebration Dec 2012 #57
It's in the article Paulie Dec 2012 #62
They're safe because they don't emit any electromagnetic radiation. mwooldri Dec 2012 #11
I think they require the chip to be around the neck Celebration Dec 2012 #19
The chip is contained within an inert plastic card IDemo Dec 2012 #20
I'm not sure at all Celebration Dec 2012 #21
By "inert", I was referring to the chemical aspect IDemo Dec 2012 #27
Nonsense Tempest Dec 2012 #30
That's interesting ... do you have a link? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #13
here Celebration Dec 2012 #17
Yikes! Thanks JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #22
Almost 20 year old studies Tempest Dec 2012 #33
are you aware Celebration Dec 2012 #40
The burden of proof is on you Tempest Dec 2012 #42
no I said I wasn't sure they were safe Celebration Dec 2012 #44
Same concept Tempest Dec 2012 #53
EVERYTHING causes cancer in lab mice and rats. They are so cancer-prone, kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #36
And they are given massive doses Tempest Dec 2012 #37
it sure doesn't prove there is an issue in humans Celebration Dec 2012 #38
They're not Tempest Dec 2012 #32
Then there must be some more recent studies? Celebration Dec 2012 #39
You're seriously asking me to prove a negative? Tempest Dec 2012 #41
The Technology has CHANGED??? happyslug Dec 2012 #51
I noticed something about your post Tempest Dec 2012 #58
The issue is the Energy that enters the body. happyslug Dec 2012 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author yellowcanine Dec 2012 #74
I guess she doesn't want a driver license and car either... on point Dec 2012 #10
It could be worse... mwooldri Dec 2012 #12
Does she have a cell phone? Does she know that cell phones have tracking capabilities? hatrack Dec 2012 #14
My thought exactly Tempest Dec 2012 #29
Wouldn't bother me at all for a child to be without a cell phone and I'm a parent and grandparent Fumesucker Dec 2012 #50
the Bible thing seems like a silly reason, I agree Celebration Dec 2012 #46
You should read the article tammywammy Dec 2012 #56
If this wins in the court, we can say voter ID is a mark of the beast cosmicone Dec 2012 #15
LOL, love it! n/t Celebration Dec 2012 #26
Apparently she didn't read her book very carefully Tempest Dec 2012 #28
well in this case Celebration Dec 2012 #48
We just tossed my sons in an old microwave for a minute. Xithras Dec 2012 #31
Go to any computer repair store and stand next to their degausser Tempest Dec 2012 #34
Agreed! Celebration Dec 2012 #43
They've replaced it three times. Xithras Dec 2012 #69
She Is Right But For The Wrong Reason DallasNE Dec 2012 #47
Local district uses them. Igel Dec 2012 #66
I don't think the school needs to know where a student is at all times, however, Cleita Dec 2012 #59
It only works within the school Paulie Dec 2012 #63
Still, should their every move be tracked? Cleita Dec 2012 #67
The Number Of The Beast Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #65
Why can't she just attend Hagee's school? LeftInTX Dec 2012 #68
religion is a disease. It should be eradicated... that being said... bowens43 Dec 2012 #77
Do tracking devices interfere with high school kids' ability to behave like normal human beings? limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #78
Could just leave your ID in your locker. Lol. Fearless Dec 2012 #81
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