Sounds pretty creepy and Orwellian, possibly preparing them for the coming totalitarian One World Government?...
" Victorian Catholic school is taking part in a six-week technology trial that would allow schools to phase out morning roll call and “spy” on students throughout the school day. Source: Herald Sun.
Start-up LoopLearn is hopeful its advanced facial recognition technology and “small, unobtrusive devices” which scan campuses for students in real time, will be embraced by schools across the country.
The technology is designed to eliminate the need for roll calls and ensure students can be accounted for on school grounds at all times.
The technology will be tested shortly in a small number of Victorian private schools, including Sacred Heart College. The company’s founder, Zoe Milne, says talks are also being held with public schools.
The LoopLearn website states the advanced technology allows teachers to locate students across the whole school, in real time, “with machine vision and learning technology”.
“Small, unobtrusive LoopLearn Devices are easily installed in all spaces and observe which students are present – displaying this information in an easy to use web dashboard and mobile app,” the website states. “Made for the classroom, these devices scan your learning spaces in real time providing detailed attendance data down to the minute.”
A letter from Sacred Heart to parents says “the program is based on student facial recognition and can determine a student’s whereabouts on campus at any given time”.
The new software, to be trialled in the school's Year 11 classes, would also “save a good deal of time in that teachers won’t need to manually mark the attendance roll before each class”, the letter states.
A Year 11 Sacred Heart student said many girls were horrified at the thought of being monitored as they moved throughout the school during the day. The same student said marking the roll in her class took less time than firing up her computer or tying her shoes.
The Sacred Heart spokesperson said a small number of parents had approached the school with concerns about the use of their daughter’s image and data.
“We have been able to reassure them that at all times, the safety of our students is,” the spokeswoman said."
http://cathnews.com/cathnews/32974-new-technology-allows-school-to-spy-on-students
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