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Santa Rosa school board postpones vote on student ID card policy after parents raise safety and privacy concerns
Summary
After staff described safety and bus-tracking benefits of a proposed student ID card program, public commenters and board members urged more information on privacy, replacement costs and safeguards; the board unanimously moved action to the May 7 meeting to allow staff additional vetting.
The Santa Rosa County School Board on April 2 held a public hearing on a proposed district policy to issue student ID cards but voted to postpone action to the May 7 meeting after parents and board members raised safety and privacy questions.
Superintendent Dr. Barber introduced the policy discussion and asked staff to explain the proposal. Transportation staff member Travis described how ID cards would be used to badge students on and off buses to automate ridership counts, trigger parent notifications, help reunification after emergencies and enable library and lunch transactions. He said readers are already installed on…
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