Fingerprints for Food?

I was just on my way to bed when this article caught my eye.

The Hope Elementary School District has notified parents that, beginning this month, students at Monte Vista, Vieja Valley and Hope elementary schools will press an index finger to a scanner before buying cafeteria food.

The scan will call up the student’s name and student ID, teacher’s name and how much the student owes, since some receive government assistance for food.

Um, Santa Barbara, there’s a better way and it really does work. Down here our kids just swipe a card and their lunch account balance comes up on the screen.

Would you let your child be fingerprinted for purposes of tracking their school lunch account?

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