Officials from the Desert Sands Unified School District in California have trialed equipment developed by Global Biometrics Security that would scan students’ fingerprints on school buses. But the district has stopped short of implementation of new biometric programs citing a lack of funds, according to a My Desert article.

Rick Majors, director...

Officials from the Desert Sands Unified School District in California have trialed equipment developed by Global Biometrics Security that would scan students’ fingerprints on school buses. But the district has stopped short of implementation of new biometric programs citing a lack of funds, according to a My Desert article.

Rick Majors, director of transportation for the school district acknowledged the district liked the concept behind the system and the trial had piqued interest in using the technology.

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