School districts in England recently began using biometric finger print scanners in the lunch line at school.
School districts in England have implemented finger print scanners in their high schools to make lunch lines move faster and prevent students from using money for other items, according to the Bolton News. Government grants paid for the biometric scanners. Another motivation for the move was to save students that receive free lunch due to family financial troubles any embarrassment.
Turton School in Bromley Cross is one of the first schools in the country to receive one of the government grants. The biometric identification system uses a linked account that enables students to manage their available money as well.
"The original intention was for each student to pay by card at the till, but we have decided to go with a biometrics payment system to avoid issues such as lost cards," Turton School business manager Alison Bailey told the news provider.
"It is a simple system which recognizes all students by their fingerprint and payment is made at the till by pressing a finger on a pad," she added.
Eisenhower Middle School in Wyckoff, New Jersey recently distributed plastic ID cards to students for use as payment at school lunch. The school cited similar reasons as the Turton School.
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