-Caveat Lector- Think what a great country this would be if we all stood up for our rights like Rachel! When's the last time you took a stand and said 'enough is enough'? > ====================================================================== > SCAN THIS NEWS > 9/20/99 > > The following note is forwarded with permission. > I wish we had more adults with Rachel's courage. > Rachel could use some encouragement and support. > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rachel Winchel [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 > To: ScanThisNews [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Hi Mr. McDonald, > > I just got off of the phone with my friend that informed me that Dr. Scriber > [the principal at Ruston High] was "looking" for me today during 1st hour. I > just wanted to let you know his "scare tactics" don't work. Tomorrow I am > going to school without wearing my ID badge. I will be the ONLY one without > it but that doesn't matter. I am going to write out the FERPA of 1974 text > that is relevant and show it to him. If he has any problems he can take them > upwith his lawyer and with the half a million influential people like > yourself that will call him. I will let you know if I have any problems or > what happens. He cannot do anything to me at all. > > You may add this to the news. At my school we are supposed to check out > library books, and buy our lunch in the cafeteria using our SSN barcodes. > Since I refuse to have a SSN on my ID tag I cannot go and eat in the > cafeteria or check out any books. I think this is unfair. Not to mention > that they are taking away my rights by not allowing me to do so but I love > reading books and eating in the cafeteria. The school is clearly denying me > the right to get a "perfect socialist and totalitarian/communistic" > education! The very same thing my mother pays taxes for they are denying me > of!!!! My classes will soon be going to the library to do class assignments > and I do not know what I will do since I cannot check out any books. > > In Christ, > Rachel > > > End forwarded message from Rachel. > > ======================================== > > I replied to Rachel that Ruston High Principal, Dr. Scriber, may not have > been looking for her at school today so much to intimidate as to plead for > mercy and leniency at sentencing. > > Scott > > ======================================== > > A student at Ruston has deciphered the barcode encrypted social security > numbers that are printed along the bottom of each student and teacher's ID > badge. The following web page describes how to read the bearer's SSN: > > http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page1b/fp-ruston-barcodes.html > > Some students have already begun collecting the SSNs of other students and > teachers for possible posting to a web page. > > More to follow. > > I sent Rachel the following information: > > ====== > > http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page6/fp-ssnfaq.htm > > The privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579) Section 7 states that: > > ''(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any Federal, State or local government > agency to deny to any individual any right, benefit, or privilege provided > by law because of such individual's refusal to disclose his social security > account number. > ''(2) the (The) provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not > apply with respect to - > ''(A) any disclosure which is required by Federal statute, or > ''(B) the disclosure of a social security number to any Federal, > State, or local agency maintaining a system of records in existence and > operating before January 1, 1975, if such disclosure was required under > statute or regulation adopted prior to such date to verify the identity > of an individual. > ''(b) Any Federal, State, or local government agency which requests an > individual to disclose his social security account number shall > inform that individual whether that disclosure is mandatory or voluntary, > by what statutory or other authority such number is solicited, and what > uses will be made of it.'' > > ============= > > Title 42 U.S. Code, section 408(a)(8) states: > > "[Whoever] discloses, uses, or compels the disclosure of the > social security number of any person in violation of the laws of the > United States; shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof > shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than five > years, or both." > > ============ > > Lisa Dean of The Free Congress Foundation has contacted the ACLU to see if > they would be willing to help on this issue, that is if some of the students > there are interested in pursuing legal action. Lisa will have an update > later this week on that possibility. > > =========== > > # The Wall Street Journal, September 16, 1999 > # > # Digits (column): Gambits and gadgets in the world of technology > # > # CARD ME: A new trend is catching on in the wake of the > # Columbine High School shootings: bar-coding students. > # > # This fall, some 300 schools are scanning students' bar-coded IDs > # to see if the student in the hall should really be in math class. > # > # At 2,400-student Smithtown High on New York's Long Island. for > # example, teachers and security guards use Palm Pilot-based wireless > # readers manufactured by Symbol Technologies Inc. of Holtsville, NY, > # to read cards that also serve as library cards and are used in > # issuing textbooks. > # > # At some schools, students and school staffers wear the cards like > # name tags. Teachers also can use the $500 devices to take attendance, > # record grades and zap that information to a central-office computer. > # > # Symbol claims the technology pays for itself, especially when accurate > # attendance records boost state reimbursements for school lunch and > # other programs. Coming next: a tracking program for school bus > # drivers. > > ======================================================================= > Don't believe anything you read on the Net unless: > 1) you can confirm it with another source, and/or > 2) it is consistent with what you already know to be true. > ======================================================================= > Reply to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ======================================================================= > To subscribe to the free Scan This News newsletter, send a message to > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and type "subscribe scan" in the BODY. > Or, to be removed type "unsubscribe scan" in the message BODY. > For additional instructions see www.efga.org/about/maillist.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Scan This News" is Sponsored by S.C.A.N. > Host of the "FIGHT THE FINGERPRINT!" web page: > www.networkusa.org/fingerprint.shtml > ======================================================================= > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. 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