The school system in North Adams, Massachusetts is introducing biometrics tofacilitate lunch lines at schools, which has raised concerns among parents about privacy and government interfering with their children’s lives, according to a report by iBerkshires.com.
The move follows more than a year of meetings regarding parents’ refusal to pay for delinquent lunch bills, misconceptions about free and discounted lunches, and privacy issues. When a notice informing parents about the new biometrics technology was sent home with children, many parents and community members took to Facebook to petition the changes, calling it an invasion of privacy.
