Thursday, August 23, 2007

Uniforms Get Scary Serious

The theme this week must be school uniforms. And this must be a practical joke:

A company in England is considering manufacturing school uniforms with GPS tracking devices embedded inside the clothing.

Read story here

This is anxious and paranoid parenting at its finest. Would a parent really want to Lojack their children? Lojack is the GPS device that, when activated, tracks a stolen vehicle. Which leads to this question: Would you track your kid because you didn't trust them, or because you were worried about abduction or accidents?

Another question: Would you tell your child they were being monitored 24/7?

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