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              Children as young as five to be fingerprinted in schools
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Schools are to get the Government’s permission to fingerprint all pupils. Ministers will issue guidance telling them they have the right to install fingerprint scanners and collect biometric data from children as young as five. The data could be used to monitor school attendance, control lunch queues and help with the issuing of library books. Liberty, the civil rights group, said: “We have some serious concerns that this biometric data is being collected from children simply for administrative convenience. “We want to know what happens to the data after the children leave. The police have the right to get into any database, private or public.” Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls will outline the guidance in a written statement to MPs today. It is expected to say that personal data, including fingerprints and eyeball scans, can be collected from pupils, with scanners at the entrance to classrooms, the school gates and in cafeterias. Schools will have to consult parents first and will not be permitted to share the data with outside bodies. However, it is understood that schools will not have to gain written permission from each parent. The guidance, written by Becta, the British Education Communications and Technology Agency, which advises the Government on technology in education, will go out to schools and further education colleges. A Whitehall official said: “We know that schools are increasingly looking at technology to make their lives easier. Fingerprinting is popular in some schools as it frees up time for teachers. “We leave it up to schools to decide what administrative systems to bring in to make their day-today running smoother. But some parents have concerns. This guidance will make it crystal clear.” Ministers will clarify that data must not be used for anything other than the stated purpose or passed on outside the school. Staff must also erase all details when the pupil has left the school. However, there are fears that school computers are not secure enough to keep data safe from hackers. Have Your Say: Children as young as five to be fingerprinted in schools Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. One Response to “Children as young as five to be fingerprinted in schools”
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[...] Already children as young as five are being fingerprinted and having biometric eyeball scans taken. [...]