ROANOKE, Va. – All Roanoke City Public Schools must wear ID badges when classes resume on Tuesday. The district-wide rollout ...

“The new smart student ID cards are a much safer and more secure system that allows students to perform the same functions much faster,” said Jim Culbert, Chief of Technology for Duval County ...

– At Hagerty High School, all students started the 2019-20 school year with a new mandatory accessory: an ID badge with their school picture, their student number and a bar code.

In the past, student numbers were listed on their ID’s which could be copied and used. There will also be weapons detectors installed in all high schools.

The ID would have a barcode on it, rather than a name or photo. The student would scan the card onto a reader on the bus, telling the school system that they’ve boarded and which bus they boarded.

If an ID card was lost or stolen, the school can deactivate it and print students a new one. The Alamogordo school district hopes to have all schools using the ID cards by the end of next week.

“Students will swipe the bar code on a reader as they enter and exit the bus. A warning light will notify the driver if the child attempts to get off at the wrong stop.” Parents will then be ...