step by step - acclimatising the kids to constant tracking and surveillance:
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For Whom the Bell Tolls: More on the In-School Suspension Program in Dallas
June 30th, 2008
Gazing upon the U.S. now just seems like looking at Hell as a fractal. You zoom in, and there’s more Hell. Zoom in again, more Hell. Zoom in again, GPS tracked students. Zoom in again, breakfast stick.
—Texas: “In-School Suspension Program” Uses GPS Tracking Systems Attached to Students
Via: Dallas Observer:
AIM’s monitoring system employs a cell phone and provides for constant surveillance via satellite, tracking Aragon’s position within 5 to 10 feet of her location. The signal is picked up every 10 minutes and sent to a computer, but since most kids live close to school, each one is required to press a locator button three times in case the signal is lost inside the building. Aragon does this three times a day: when she arrives at school in the morning, at lunchtime and after coming home for her obligatory 9 p.m. curfew when she receives an automated digital phone call that requires her to call back within three minutes. Upon returning the call, she must read a series of numbers, and the system recognizes her voice, which confirms her identity. If Aragon does not respond to calls or isn’t where she’s supposed to be, a Dallas County constable picks her up and brings her to court.
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