Senate OKs uses of fingerprints in school lunch lines
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2006
DES MOINES -- The Iowa Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would allow the use of fingerprint scanners in school lunch lines.
Sen. Frank Wood, D-Eldridge, led the support for the bill, arguing that it gives schools useful options for managing their lunch programs. The measure passed 40-9.
Parents would have to approve their children using the scanners, which would replace tickets or cards for participants. The fingerprint record would be required to be erased once a student no longer attends the school.
The record would be sealed from use by people outside the school.
Opposition came from a mix of Democrats and Republicans who view it as a possible invasion of privacy. "When did our children become criminals? When did our lunch line become a crime scene? I think our children should be learning more of their ABCs and less CSI," said Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames.
By Dan Gearino Journal Des Moines Bureau
Sen. Frank Wood, D-Eldridge, led the support for the bill, arguing that it gives schools useful options for managing their lunch programs. The measure passed 40-9.
Parents would have to approve their children using the scanners, which would replace tickets or cards for participants. The fingerprint record would be required to be erased once a student no longer attends the school.
The record would be sealed from use by people outside the school.
Opposition came from a mix of Democrats and Republicans who view it as a possible invasion of privacy. "When did our children become criminals? When did our lunch line become a crime scene? I think our children should be learning more of their ABCs and less CSI," said Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames.
By Dan Gearino Journal Des Moines Bureau
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