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Resident urges district help to fingerprint students for summer safety
Summary
Ursula Clark asked the board to help distribute consent forms and provide space to fingerprint students before summer as a safety measure; she said she had spoken with the local police chief and obtained FBI fingerprint cards and supplies.
Ursula Clark addressed the board during non‑agenda public comment to propose a children’s safety initiative that would fingerprint students and provide families a record in the event of a child going missing.
Clark said the consent form would need to come from the school because she cannot reach every household herself, and that she had discussed the idea with local law enforcement and the FBI and had the fingerprint cards and ink ready. “I came up with the idea to have the kids fingerprint it,” she said, and asked for a time and place — possibly the last day of school or the day before — to try to reach all students.
The solicitor noted the board typically waits until public comments conclude before responding so the district can digest the proposal. Clark offered to provide a hard copy of her form and the board accepted that copy for consideration. The board did not make any commitments at the meeting; the comment was entered for follow‑up.
