Bill Would Put GPS Devices on Truant Students

Bill Would Put GPS Devices on Truant Students

WASHINGTON — Kids in Prince George’s County might want to think twice before skipping school.
Lawmakers in the county are proposing that children who skip school be fitted with a GPS tracking devices.
Maryland Delegate Doyle Niemann (D-Prince George’s Co.) says it’s not enough to simply hold parents accountable [...]

GPS tracking of truants: privacy vs. practicality

By John Timmer | Published: May 13, 2008 – 12:33PM CT

A story from The New York Times has focused attention on the role that remote monitoring equipment can play in keeping track of school children with a history of cutting classes. Overall, the story has a feel-good vibe, describing how the monitoring helped bring some [...]

Md. Bill Would Put GPS Devices on Truant Students

WASHINGTON — Kids in Prince George’s County might want to think twice before skipping school.
Lawmakers in the county are proposing that children who skip school be fitted with a GPS tracking devices.
Maryland Delegate Doyle Niemann (D-Prince George’s Co.) says it’s not enough to simply hold parents accountable when their children don’t show up for school.
“They’re [...]

Good Fences : Electronic Leashes for Teens

PARENTS frantically trying to insulate their adolescent progeny from the all-engulfing darkness are resorting to tracking devices, hidden cameras, Internet monitoring software and even automotive transponders. The benign paranoia that began with the baby monitor and the nanny cam a decade ago has spawned a cottage industry specializing in products for the well-heeled, middle-aged neurotic. [...]