Does anyone else find fingerprinting children daunting?

[peacejoy82]

I was shocked to learn that small children are having their finger prints taken, and stored on databases, to record their every movement: what foods they eat, what library books they take out. Having spoken to a friend of mine, who is a teacher, I learned that this is happening already in the school she works in, and that parents have no clue.

Pre-schoolers are having their photographs taken for 'evidence' purposes, every time they achieve something, throughout their day, and put into a report book, that includes pretty much every thing about them - (their likes/dislikes, weaknesses/strengths) parents are even being encouraged to write everything preschoolers do outside of school: imagine if this information fell into the wrong hands!

I think it's unneccessary. The UK is becoming far too Orwellian I think.

[DoItTooJulia]

Sorry, I don't understand. How are the fingerprints used to track a child's every movement?

[gamerchick]

We were asked if we wanted to opt out and went and did it anyway.

Now my son's school pretty much everything is done by those scanners so I didn't see the point objecting this year... They did it anyway even if I did.

Bloody thread worms are more of a pain now though.

The weekend journals my youngest has to fill in really grinds my gears though. I won't do it and they're royally kicking up a fuss

[gamerchick]

I don't think it's some sort of conspiracy though to be clear but just doesn't sit right in my head.

[HSMMaCM]

Taking their pictures and recording their activities is to record their development.

What have they taken fingerprints for? At DD's secondary it's so she can pay for her lunch.

[DalmationDots]

The photos are for EYFS evidence books, Gov requirement and all very standard. Lovely way of recording your child's achievements and development.

I agree the finger printing sounds a little weird- can you explain more how it works?

[insancerre]

Pre-schoolers are having their photographs taken for 'evidence' purposes, every time they achieve something, throughout their day, and put into a report book, that includes pretty much every thing about them - (their likes/dislikes, weaknesses/strengths) parents are even being encouraged to write everything preschoolers do outside of school: imagine if this information fell into the wrong hands!
hahaha
yes, gGeorge Orwell might find out that the pre-schooler has a favourite toy called fluffy and he loves cheese but doesn't like broccoli
Imagine all that information getting into the wrong hands.