The ID card kits collect fingerprints and other data in case a child goes missing
Earlier this week, Morris Country, New Jersey prosecutors handed out child identification kits to students at the Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in observance of National Missing Children’s Day.
The Daily Record reports that 350 children took part in the program this year. Prosecutor Robert Bianchi told the paper that the specific information in the kits is an important safety measure in case a situation arises.
The kits, which are kept by the child’s parents, take down a child’s personal information, fingerprints, and any medical information. In addition, children have their photo taken to create a photo ID card. The kits also contain a guide that tells parents how to collect a sample of their child’s DNA in case of an emergency.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children says that more than 2,000 American children are reported missing every day. Most of them are runaways.
National Missing Children’s Day started in 1983, after it was first declared by President Ronald Reagan. The May 25 date was the anniversary of when a 6-year-old boy disappeared from a New York City street in 1979. He has not been found.
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