One in Three UK Secondary Schools Fingerprinting Pupils as Big Brother Regime Sweeps Education System http://redicecreations.com/article.php?id=11424

One in three secondary schools is forcing children to swipe their fingerprints just to register in class or take out library books, it emerged yesterday. Figures diclosed under the Freedom of Information Act show how ’Big Brother’ technology is becoming widespread in schools.

Thirty per cent of high schools are taking fingerprints simply to speed up basic administration such as borrowing books, registering in the mornings and buying canteen lunches.It means tens of thousands of pupils have had their prints taken at school. In some cases, schools are taking fingerprints without first gaining parental consent.'