Sparta Schools Eye Technology to Enhance Security

The Sparta Township Board of Education hasn't explained why, but it is actively considering high-tech ways to make school building entrances more secure, and municipal leaders are paying attention, according to The Alternative Press. 

The Board of Education hosted a demonstration Tuesday of an optical scanning device, a machine used to verify visitors' identity via iris recognition. Recently, Superintendent of Schools Dennis Tobin and board members Karen Scott and Frank Favichia visited Princeton to see a demonstration of the SRI iris scanner.

The district is considering two other iris scanning devices: the Raptor Visitor Technology System, being used by Vernon public schools, and Fast-Pass, which already is being used at Sparta's Rev. Brown Elementary School and Pope John XXIII High School, the article continued.

Iris scanning technology in the schools: Is this a forward-thinking and necessary way to protect our kids? Is this an intrusive '1984'-like assault on individual privacy—or worse? Tell us what you think in the comments.