High schools in Jefferson County, W.V. will be implementing biometric finger scanning in an effort to provide security for the students’ cafeteria accounts. Purpose of the program, according to school officials, is to eliminate clerical errors and to provide students with an easy way to identify themselves when using the cafeteria. Using the finger scanner […]

A Chinese couple who used stolen identity information from students at Simon Fraser University in Canada to obtain TransLink U-Passes, have been deported. Siyuan Gu and Jing Wang pleaded guilty in December to using the forged documents. When police raided their apartment they found “some retail PIN card terminals, a pinhole, wireless remote transmitter and […]

Washington D.C. high school and middle school students now need a DC One Card to ride the city’s transit system. The card is a single ID card that gives students access to most D.C. government programs and facilities, including recreation centers, libraries, and the Metro. The new rule went into effect Jan. 1 and students […]

In an attempt to prevent students from sharing their ID cards in the cafeteria meal line, the University of Maine at Orono has deployed hand scanners. The scanners were first installed at the beginning of the fall semester and it’s mandatory for all students with an unlimited meal plan. In the next couple of years […]

As the need for security increases, whether its K-12 or on college campuses, educators certainly don’t want to turn their schools into fortresses. While certain elements, such as or metal detectors, may be necessary evils, some security experts believe that creating a good relationship with students could be just as important. According to this article […]

As more and more schools make the transition to smart cards, it’s easy to forget that some universities are quite happy with their mag-stripe cards. An article at Assa Abloy’s Future Lab Web site points out that some colleges have withstood moving to smart cards, either because it’s too expensive or students and faculty haven’t […]

Schools are going to drastic measures to combat on-campus cheating, according to an article posted at Assa Abloy’s Future Lab. Case in point is the testing center at Orlando-based University of Central Florida, the second largest school in the country. The no gum allowed rule at most testing centers is in place because the chewing […]

More than a million users have chosen the latest release of Blackboard Connect 5 for their mass notification service needs. According to Blackboard, after just 90 days in the marketplace the service now serves clients in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. More than 200 school districts, higher education institutions and local governments have […]

A 27-year-old man posing as a Harvard undergraduate student stayed in the dorms, ate in the school cafeteria and chatted with many Harvard students via Facebook before being found out by campus police. He was cited for trespassing and using a false identification card. “I just played off like I was a student. It got […]

While more Wisconsin colleges are issuing voter identification cards to students, the ACLU is suing the state over its recently-passed voter ID law that, the organization claims, makes it more difficult for some students and others to vote in the state’s elections. The University of Wisconsin Colleges are joining other Wisconsin campuses in issuing voter […]