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Sophomore is suing, claiming badges violate her religious freedom.
A Texas high school sophomore has filed suit against San Antonio's Northside Independent School District, seeking to block her expulsion for refusing to wear a radio frequency identification badge in school. The girl and her parents are claiming the policy is a violation of her First Amendment rights, citing religious beliefs as the reason she has refused to wear the badge.
Northside began issuing RFID badges to students at two schools in September as part of an effort to track students within the school and their attendance of classes. Back then, Northside spokesman Pascual Gonzalez told Wired's David Kravets that the RFID cards were an essential part of making sure they could get state aid tied to attendance. "What we have found, they are there, they're in the building and not in their chairs," Gonzalez said. "If they are on campus, we can legally count them present."
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