| http://www.tyranny.portlandporcupine.com/policestate.html Transformation of America's Schools Into A Police State America's schools are in the process of turning into a police state, paving the way for a national ID card and the approach of the so-called New World Order that so many of today's politicians are pushing for. This needs to be stopped, and the only way for it to be stopped is for students around the country to stand up against it. I am a sophomore at Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas. I've seen everything the Feds are trying to implement in our schools. I'm not letting them get away with it. Some 2,000 students at Killeen High School (KHS) are required to wear a school-mandated ID card at all times on campus. This ID card prominently displays the student's name, photo, grade-level, and Social Security number across the front. Also, along the bottom of the card, is a barcode encrypted with the student's Social Security number. A barcode which is simple to read if you know Numeric Code 39. But why post a student's Social Security number for hundreds of other students and administrators to see? There is no logical answer. And no legal answer. The system is basically the same as it is in Ruston High School in Ruston, Louisiana. As David Bresnahan pointed out in his WorldNetDaily article, "Each student in Louisiana, whether they know it or not, has a state student ID number. That number by default is also their Social Security number." That is most likely the same model that Texas and many other states use. But why are students' Social Security numbers used by default? This is all very unclear. In accordance with the Social Security Act, which states that government agents can have your Social Security number only for the purpose of administering assistance, what legal standpoint do these schools have for publicly displaying students' Social Security numbers? The Privacy Act of 1974 also addresses this issue, stating that it is 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." The Act goes on to say that "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.'' So why aren't schools complying? This is another question that has gone unanswered. At Killeen High School, punishments are frequently dealt out to those who are in violation of the ID policy. Consequences are printed on the back side of each student ID, as is shown here: ============================================================= Consequences for I.D. violations: 1. First and second classroom I.D. violation - teacher warning. 2. Third and all following classroom I.D. violations - assignment to "Time Out Room". 3. Third and all following assignments to TOR - referral to Discipline Office. 4. "No-show" to TOR - referral to Discipline Office. 5. Noncompliance outside the classroom - are subject to administrative disciplinary consequences. ==================================================== Students who don't have their IDs are given a temporary ID made of yellow construction paper, which are only good for one day. Each time a student receives a temporary ID, their name is recorded and sent to the main office. The third time a student receives a temporary ID, they are sent to the "Time Out Room" (how loving), the equivalent of detention. Administrators are also supposed to wear ID cards, and many do, but of course there are no consequences for them not having an ID. Why the double-standard? Aren't teachers supposed to be setting an 'example' for America's youth? Give me a break. At KHS, students' Social Security numbers are used all over the place. Teachers post students' grades by Social Security numbers. Administrators who catch a student in the hall get two things before sending the student back to class: the student's name and Social Security number. The most hypocritical use of students' Social Security numbers is for computer access. In order to log on to a school computer, a student must first select his or her name from a database of student names, then enter his or her password, which is... you betcha... the student's Social Security number. Combine the fact that everything a student is doing onscreen is monitored discreetly by a 'network administrator', and the easy availablility of Social Security numbers, and you've got some serious problems in the works. This year the district has expanded the ID requirement to include the four high schools and nine middle schools that reside in the district. Students as young as 11 are now being required to wear these slave cards. And pretty soon they'll be pushing for elementary students to have to wear these, no doubt. After all, it's for the children... isn't it? I'm not letting them get away with it. I'm standing up for what's right, and I encourage the rest of America's youth to do the same. If it requires not abiding by the rules, then you'll have to take that risk. You are the future, and you need to keep that in mind. God bless. E. R. |
