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RSU 04 hearing: superintendent backs Bus Right tracking system; parent raises RFID and privacy concerns
Summary
Superintendent Marco said the district switched to the Bus Right platform for consolidated routing, a parent app and optional bus badges, citing a $21,000 cost and no extra hardware fees; a public commenter warned badges may contain RFID chips and create a third-party digital footprint and urged parents to opt out.
Superintendent Marco told the Regional School Unit Number 4 board that the district replaced three prior vendors with the Bus Right platform, saying the system bundles tablets, routing software and a parent app for a total cost of about $21,000 and that replacement hardware and badges carry no additional district charge. He said the badges are intended to improve student safety and that parents may opt out or request that a students name be removed from the badge.
The board was told…
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