I used to think that facial recognition was a bright idea to ensure security at schools. However, after reading this article, I have completely changed my opinion as regards the topic. Collecting data from underage people can be most dangerous if it is not well used or preserved. Moreover, it is possible to say that using this technology can end up in an invasion of their privacy since, usually, schools don’t pay enough attention to their students' voices. That is why, if the majority of children are against this technology, they will probably use it anyway. Another aspect to take into account is the idea of making a list of “persons of interest”. Even though the list may sound like an innovative concept to avoid certain people such as sex predators, adults that can’t see their children because of restraining order, among other cases, I can’t fully agree with this idea. As professor Nance said, this list can lead to severe consequences. Expelled students, for example, will be further examined by their teachers and classmates, thus the exclusion of those who have committed a mistake will be greater. Consequently, the reinsertion of suspended students in institutions can be most arduous and conflicting.
In the article it talks about facial recognition. It talks about how a New York school district adopted facial recognition in there school for the students' protection. But there are people against facial recognition and the main reason for that is that they argue it goes against their privacy, and racial bias.
The article then goes into what facial recognition will do for the schools. It would recognize any sex offenders near the school, and alert the school to protect the student. It would also see students that have restraining orders, employees that are banned from other schools and are seen as credible threats.
One big problem with the system is that it messes up with African Americans, and Asian’s way more than Caucasians. It also tracks students that have been suspended from the school, and they say that the system would hurt the students chances of getting out of trouble.
What I think is that facial recognition should be in schools, for the school and students protection. Now I get the problem with the system messing up, and miss identifying people. I think as time goes by they will improve the system, and won't have those types of problems in the future.
More than ever, student, and teachers are threatened with many crimes. If they are able to identify those types of people that are going by the school, they would protect and save many people. I don't personally feel safe at school, this would also help stop crimes, and I would feel much more safe.
Facial recognition is a very advanced and modern technology option but I think it is really expensive and should not be applied in schools. First, because it invades privacy, the teachers’, the students’ and all the school employees’ privacy, among others. Second, it can sistematize discrimination, the school authorities decide who is allowed to enter school and who would require further control to get in (People with Afro American and Asian faces as the American Federal study shows). Third, the system can be considered useless if, at last, the security guard can dismiss the system rejection an authorize the person to enter as well as without the recognition system. Forth, the money and organization required to implement facial recognition would be better invested in other facilities or education material. All in all, there are more important and less controversial issues in which to spend the budget.
Facial Recognition has its pros and cons. The Pros of having Facial Recognition is to know when kids are coming to school, Also to know if some kid doesn't belong because today we can get a Student ID or just get in schools. This can cause a danger to schools for not knowing if the student doesn't belong or a student is missing classes. However, Facial Recognition has it's cons, that hackers can get in and remove or add someone to the school that students attend. Even that students would be lab rats, this would show kids that they're just subjects in school and not treated as human beings. Also that we students should have our privacy when being at school, since its a place we as students should feel safe. Yet everyone has their own opinions to schools using Facial Recognition Technology.
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I agree. There are positive and negatives, I think we shouldn't worry to much of people hacking it though, because I don't think criminals that are able to code and hack would use there time on facial recognition.
I agree with some on the aspect of a breach of privacy. Criminals today are very smart and capable of hacking and taking and changing information from people. Safety is the number one priority.
Facial recognition should not be used in school because it goes against the privacy of the student.
I avoid using face i.d since faces can change throughout the years.
Using facial i.d to identify potential threats could have prevented the deadly 2018 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Using face i.d would have been a good precaution to screen incoming visitors to prevent such a devastating attack.
This kind of technology turns kids into lab rats because of this privacy invasion. His argument is quite a pervasive argument gaining support from me since I value my privacy a lot.
We should worry about these biases on top of twins being a thing in life, what’s to stop the system from misidentifying the two. These suspended students would face even more scrutiny unintentionally leading them into becoming criminals.
I feel moderately safe at my school. We have cameras and metal detectors. I agree tenfold since my school has plenty of officers keeping watch in the hallways. My school has taken these alternatives and perfected them with tons of people to reach out to, I feel safe in school.
My school implementing facial recognition would make me lose trust in them. The feeling of safety in my school wouldn’t feel natural since the face i.d strips all human input, replacing it with artificial intelligence. It wouldn’t help me feel any safer, in fact helping me feel more observed and uneasy than in a relaxing safe environment.
Alba emphasizes the need for more research on facial recognition and more accurate software before being introduced into schools.Facial recognition technology is new to the public and has proven to have problems.Like Alba mentioned, facial recognition is often inaccurate for African Americans.Per the MIT Media Lab, identification of the sex of a darker skinned individuals where data is 99% of the time.This risk of disinformation is concerning because a student could be falsely identified leading to unintended circumstances.Additionally, the risk for being hacked leading to thousands of minors' information being distributed to others. For example, Clearview AI, a facial recognition database, was hacked raising concerns.This does not exclude schools since companies such as Clearview, distribute to schools. While facial recognition software certainly carries risks, the ultimate question is whether the associated risk outweighs the benefits of its use in schools. Thus, while it is true that it may identify sexual predators or school shooters, the chances of it falsely identifying a student are much greater than the chances of a shooter entering a school. According to retired Harvard instructor David Ropiek, the chances of a school shooter occurring is 1 in 614,000,000 while the chances of misidentifying a dark-skinned woman is 1 in 3.Overall, Alba is correct in that currently the risk of discrimination is too high for facial recognition to be implemented in schools.
I personally think there pros and cons. They should be used in school because then the teacher or principal knows who is in the building. The negative affect is privacy. The shooting probably would of not happened. The danger behind it, people can see information about you. I get how the parent was feeling because she just wants the best for their child. I feel safe in my school. Something bad like a shooting can always happen, but I feel the security system is good in my school. I get parents that they want the best for the children and that is a good thing. I wouldn't recommend it, but I totally get it when other people think that it is good. I personally think they shouldn't. I feel safe in my school without it.
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@Elena: I'm very glad to hear that you feel safe at your school!
I would truly say yes it should if it means more secure of safety for the students. But, in this case it would be a no for me. Yeah facial recognition is great to figure out who did what easier but it can make the students feel uncomfortable about being in school. It's already to the point where some schools have security guards on campus that supposedly watch for students doing things they shouldn't be doing at the same time make sue no one outside of the school come in. Yet things can still happen when the security guards worry about much more pointless situations when there could be something else that would be going on. Let's say this, some staff or security guard can see something they find "not allowed" as a rule for the school and yet they can be doing other things to improve the situation of why this thing happened or is happening. So to sum it up, facial recognition isn't the way to go for schools since it is already piled with restrictions for the students. Just in case if these things don't happen at anyone's school that read this, then this is false information as an example to give But, in the end facial recognition can and will make students either retaliate or feel insecure.
@Rene M. I agree with you so much, that's what I was telling people. It's the safety that does matter. thank you.
I don’t think facial recognition technology should be used in schools—or anywhere, for that matter. The added dangers for people of color as well as such a major violation of the privacy of everyone involved makes it one of the least appealing solution to violence or intruders in schools. If my school started implementing facial recognition, I would feel less safe, not more. There’s no guarantee that that information is restricted only to schools. We have no way to guarantee that our personal information is safe under a system like that.
@Toby Jaffee, I totally agree with you. It would make people feel like they have no privacy. Is it ethical? And who's to say someone couldn't hack the system. I honestly don't really see the need for it.
@Toby Jaffee I couldn't agree more. As a matter of fact, it is dangerous because it involves the identity of minors, so if we think about the danger of someone hacking the system, these would multiply because it would not only permit the hackers to access the information involving the children but also double the dangers of making them a target of abuse, kidnapping or worse.
I believe that facial recognition should be used in schools to enforce safety. Facial recognition should be used before they enter the school to insure that they belong at the school. Although, only the best system should be used to make sure that it doesn’t mix up features between one person and another. Another option could be using finger prints because no ones fingerprint is the same and would limit the risk of confusing individuals.
Facial recognition should not be used in schools. It's not right to have kids every move monitored, especially when they become teens and like their privacy more. I think one of the reasons why we get a lot of criminal activity is because we have little faith in humanity. Maybe if our country had a little more faith in humanity things might be better off. Having AI just makes it look like we don't trust anyone. I think people these days always focus on the bad people and not the good people. They don't relies that were not all bad; in fact more of us are good than bad. Having facial recognition is not necessary and in my eyes will just cause more complication. I mean look at every move that has used facial recognition.
I think facial recognition can be used but the data needs to be secured and not loose or open to hackers. In the hallways it’s not really a concern to me whether i’m being watched by trusted individuals and what data is collected is being safely stored and used because we already have security cameras now so it’s not that big of a jump or shock to students
I don’t feel we should use facial recognition because it infringes on our safety, why should our schools have to scan our face when they already have so much of ours information? Most school are adopting the idea of student IDs which is incredibly successful and hasn’t been any problems, while still keeping the safety of students privacy secure. Anyone can hack a database and any creep can hav access to a minors information address and now face. This is dangerous and I feel like schools should not implement it, there are plenty of other non invasive ways to keep students safe. Not only that but also the fact that it would be extremely expensive to have face scanners everywhere and schools are already in enough financial debate.
I think the only time facial recognition should be used in schools is when it is completely perfected and hardly ever has flaws. If we use them now, there is a risk of the technology picking up someone's face as another person, which could lead to huge misunderstandings. On the other hand, I do see why it would be a consideration due to the fact it would make it easier to identify people and make sure there are no trespassers within the campus. Overall, I think it should be tested on more to see if it benefits and does well so we can maybe consider adding it to more schools. But if not, hopefully there will be more alternatives in the future.
Technology has improved exponentially in the past 25 years, and facial recognition is a very impressive feat. Although, facial recognition is still new and somewhat faulty. The technology has many flaws, such as non Caucasian and young faces are often mistaken for other faces, causing false matches. The system could make a mistake and call the police, which would be bad for both the police and the school. Also, introducing facial recognition in schools would be an invasion of student privacy. Lastly, introducing facial recognition technology would be very expensive. I think there are plenty of other ways to enforce security measures in schools.
On the other hand, human observations and security measures are probably more faulty than technology. Humans viewing cameras, or police officers on a school campus, will often times mistake people for someone they are not or simply miss something. While this technology has many flaws, I think we should see how the technology works in the high school it is in now and if it does well, we should maybe consider adding it to more schools.
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Headline: Is Facial Recognition Here to Stay?
I feel like relying on facial recognition could be dangerous? What if in 10 years, you were walking down the street on campus, a man walks up. You think, “oh it’s fine the cameras would have picked his face up.” We won’t have that instinct to be concerned for our own safety and to not rely on cameras. This technology will have flaws, especially after years of weathering.
I have facial recognition on my face and it helps save time.
The only benefits would be a secondary safety system. I would trust a resource officer over a camera by a longshot. Human instinct is priceless.
Again, the dangers would be that our instincts would slowly decay as we rely on these safety systems rather than our own.
I personally feel safe in school, I believe if I was in a lunchroom and someone came in to fight, my closest friends and classmates would have my back. I would have theirs too, not that I want to fight.
Of course a school shooting is a whole new story, that is a whole new discussion.
Should facial recognition be used in schools? If so, why? If not, what limits should be placed on its use?
So, facial recognition could be use only once it is perfected. Honestly my opinion is the same as security cameras; what's the point if it can't properly identify people or objects. For our time, technology should be able to produce good video resolution. My reasoning for this way of thinking from a past experience my friend went through. His bicycle's wheel had be popped by someone. So he reported it to the office and request security footage. Turns out the video footage was bad and they couldn't capture who did it. So I wouldn't necessary worry about the limiting facial recognition , until we resolve its limits.
In conclusion, the side I lean on is we shouldn't use facial recognition, unless it works well enough.
@Angel I think a security camera can give more information than just who it is. Someone wearing a mask will never be identified by his fave even with the best quality. It can however, tell us where the victim went, maybe what car he/she took, male or female, and many of descriptions like that.
I think that facial recognition has a downside and upside to it just like basically everything else does. Facial recognition can do good by identifying the suspect in a situation but they also lock you in to the database they have the facial recognition system in. It can ruin your privacy and make you known to the staff at the school or the police without even leaving school yet. But, it can also protect you from those who are known to doing bad. When it comes to how accurate it can be it shouldn't be by anyone to confirm or deny. Doing so would only mean there is corruption with the system of facial recognition. Just as the article said how those that were any other color than Caucasian were being dealt with more harshly. Not to mention that it will practically be the same as having a criminal record but to where the school is able to access it. So, facial recognition is what it is thought of to be by others, a good thing to have or a bad thing to have.
Should Facial Recognition Technology Be Used In School?
18 February 2020
I think facial recognition should be used in school, because it can helps with the safety of all our scholars. If something bad going to happened to the school. They can prevent it by the facial recognition. And they can prevent the school shooting too. It’s happened a lot in our school so many children died every year by gun, because some of the children have mental illness problem.
I think facial recognition technology infringes in our privacy because the information obtained by using it could be stolen or used it for other purpose that could affects the privacy of the students. This technology has been helpful in criminal investigations for example, but it is necessary consider that the information extracted from student could be danger, while making schools safer could be done through others means, like other kind of technologies or approving certain laws. In the same way, I think privacy is a big matter that every day people are losing, not only through technology, but also social media, and information bases.
@Eloidy-LB It really does effect our privacy. Theses systems should be put to use but only alert us in the most dangerous of situations. For example, if there was a rapist on site, alert us, if someone is being bullied, let the adults handle that.
If my school can't afford to but bathroom stall doors in the girls bathroom, how can I expect this to ever go through.
With facial recognition starting to be used more frequently than ever before, I don’t think its the most safe and effective way to keep serveillance. This article asks if we think that it would be useful in schools. It would be risky because it might identify them as someone else. That can be more harm than good. However, the new IPhones have been using facial recognition instead of a password to unlock and use your phone. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. I do not think that there would be any political benefits because this community would view facial recognition as a violation of privacy. I think that if it worked effectively then it would serve as a great security benefit. Security is becoming a bigger priority than ever. The article states that if the system misidentified someone it could cause havoc for no reason. All in all, I don’t think that we should use facial recognition in the school systems.
@Kallie Blacklock , I completely agree with you. Although security systems like facial recognition can be beneficial for small things, I don’t think Schools should take a big risk. As we know, mass shootings in schools have increased immensely over the past years, and the only way this can stop is by enforcing a strict law on firearms. By changing the root for this problem, we can see a huge change and make the world a safe place for everyone.
I agree that in order for schools to use facial recognition, having that technology work well is a priority. It definitely would make our schools a safer place to be, but technology that doesn’t work well enough to be used for what it is meant to do is not much better than school without facial recognition. There would need to be many cameras at different angles if surveillance is the main purpose, and I’m sure many students would argue with this proposition. I definitely consider it an infringement on our privacy as students and people, but if it is necessary, and practical, I agree that we need those changes.
This is a very interesting topic to discuss when talking about the use of facial recognition in schools. I believe that this could possibly be very beneficial for Schools because it would eliminate the possibility of intruders or dangerous people entering the building, and in general it would promote a better and safer learning environment. Although this is true, it doesn’t necessarily mean that nothing bad will ever happen at a school, because the threat could unfortunately be a student at the school, so facial recognition has no purpose in this case. Overall, I see the benefits to using facial recognition in schools, but I just don’t see the real need for it because I don’t see it solving all the problems schools face.
Facial recognition can be beneficial in schools because it can help to eliminate any unwanted trespassers who enter the school. It promotes the safety of the students, faculty and staff. It is in no way perceiving children as "lab rats" as Jim Shultz says, instead it is bettering the safety of the school and can help "prevent mass shootings" and "stop sexual predators." By implementing facial recognition into schools, adolescents safety and well being are better protected.
I feel like this sort of technology should be set up at our school yet as the money can be used for something else. it can be used to provides students with new books, computer, ect.
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I agree that schools should use facial recognition, because it will potentially help with who come in and who go out of the campus. In addition, the facial recognition permit to have more control in their students, for avoid criminals and fights between them. This will be very helpful in our society as a student’s. With this reasons we can feel more save, because we can know who is around us.
I think the security in school is very important. In addition, we need to know that many murders have been for the same students of school. Facial recognition it could be a great idea to identify people that have a bad record in the past as sex abuse, violence, or pendent cases with the law etc. I think schools should be have scanner in the entrance of the each school it would help to identify when children are carrying guns, knife or another objects that could hurt children or teachers. The most important thing is educate children in home- because children often give outside what they receive at home.
At first time this idea seems to be excellent, but when it put on action, it becomes defective. I think that The Recognize Facial System will be misused or imprecise as the article is saying because the state have to provide the better technology to a lot of school and it is too much.
although of the system is very useful at airport, in the middle school it doesn’t work very well with the children who has to keep in privacy far away of the technology attack from hackers. Now a day there are many cases about the danger of expose kids in the technology. I think the state should to prove better education system to avoid bad citizens through programs to promote values in all those involved in the development of the children.
The recognition facial is a topic a litter difficult to comment because it has advantages and disadvantages. As advantages the control in the schools will be better because the input or output is controlled of people. The recognition facial permit to has more control in the students for avoid criminals and fights between them. The number of crime would decrease that occur in schools. The parents would be calmer when sending their children to schools because their children will be safer. All these advantages are very important and as society they would give us more peace of mind and trust but not to forget a very big disadvantage. If these data were to lose the integrity of all students would be in danger because anyone would have access to such information. La technology is very important in this century in which we live, but to know how to use it, or can very dangerous.
Technology has advanced so much over the years and it continues to get better. Personally, I don't think it's very safe to have facial recognition in schools. Yes, it could potentially help with who comes on and off campus. It could also be hacked very easily. As technology grows so does the ability for hackers to get into things. All the student private information stored so administrators know the students and faculty better, that's a lot of easily accessible information stored in one place which could make it easier for people who are students and could cause a threat to the campus. It could also make students feel like it could be an invasion of privacy always having eyes on you wherever you go.
@Ashlyn Barnes I do agree with you that facial recognition can have many downsides, but I believe the pros outweigh the cons. Yes, they could get hacked, or not work correctly, but the safety of the students and administration is much more important. I also do not believe that it is an invasion of privacy, because you should not be doing anything suspicious at school in the first place, and it's not like they will have cameras in the bathrooms. Ms McDonald states a good point when she says that the percentage of false matches are too high to have a system that calls the police automatically, I agree with her, I think a better way to do would be to hire someone to watch the tapes. If someone in the system as a security threat, was spotted, it would be their job to alert the authorities.
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I believe that if facial recognition was around a while ago such things like the Columbine shooting could have been preventable because in most cases people who commit these horrific acts have been expelled, suspended, or have been picked on by others. Using facial recognition to see and identify these people they can be put into a system so they can be monitored whenever they are on school campus whether or not there supposed to be there. I believe that technology is meant to make life easier and better for the consumers so why don’t we use it to keep our students and fellow classmates safe.
Although Facial Recognition would be a great way to monitor who enters and exits schools, I believe it is unnecessary. Many students would feel uncomfortable with their face in a school system and would much rather leave facial recognition alone. I feel like parents also would not enjoy the fact that their child’s faces are being monitored everywhere in the school. There are too many cons and not enough pros to pass this. Even though I believe we should use our tools and technology to our advantage, this one should be ignored. I say no to facial recognition in schools.
I think facial recognition would be perfect for schools. The things that technology can do now are crazy. This could prevent people getting in to schools with wrong intentions on a whole new level. Intruders are in my opinion the biggest threat we have at schools in America especially. We carry around student I.D's on campus as a means of making sure no one gets in that doesn't belong but I find these methods to be ineffective. Most students just keep them hidden away in their backpacks unable to even see. I think being able to do a quick one second scan of face recognition wouldn't invade anyones privacy at all and make the school a safer place.
I believe that this technology is good for many reasons, but it needs to be perfect.
Many schools do not like this project, and they have many good arguments. They say that if the project runs in the school, they can recognize sex offenders in the area, people prohibited to enter the school, and people with a record of child abuse. But the problem is that sometimes the scan doesn’t work and doesn’t recognize the faces.
We cannot trust 100% this system with the security of our children, but it is a step forward to make the schools safer for everyone.
Although facial recognition may seem appealing to school administrators in the interest of a more protected environment, I believe schools should not implement facial recognition. I don’t think this is a case of an invasion of privacy because it is no different from cameras that many schools use but rather, I worry about the potential danger of storing all this information. As much as we would like to believe that our information is private due to the development of technology, hackers are also progressing as well. Because facial recognition stores data on a database filled with snapshots used to identify people, the database is also at risk for hackers and puts students in danger. In a school environment I do not see the need for facial recognition, not only are they costly but they also have many disadvantages.
@Katelyn N I think it comes with a lot of positives, but also so many negatives. I agree that there is huge concern of it being hacked and could potentially put students in danger.
I think this idea is great, as technology keeps advancing they can help improve our life. This can help protect students from shooters or from teachers doing attendance wrong. I feel this doesn't invade our privacy at all. The only thing they see is if you are you or some stranger. I had cameras in my elementary school and in middle school and it helped me feel safer. But, now I don't have any in high school, I feel it would be a lot safer if we had more technology.
Technology is always improving and changing, and it certainly makes the world a better place, but facial recognition technology is debatable. Sure it would make schools slightly safer, but at the expense of students feeling comfortable walking down the halls, or eating lunch. Knowing there is a constant camera watching you at all times is not something most people would be comfortable with. Especially if that camera knew exactly who you were.
I think that facial recognition should not be implemented into schools and it should probably be mostly used by the police, banks, and airports. I think that the only benefit of facial recognition in schools would be notifying admins of people not allowed at the school. I think facial recognition in public places such as schools is a privacy invasion and would make many people uncomfortable in schools where you shouldn't feel that way. With facial recognition falsely identifying people I think that innocent people would get in trouble. I feel safe in the school I go to and I agree with Monica Wallace that there are better ways than facial recognition.
With the introduction into technology in this world in this generation, I do think that it is a good thing that we do have the facial recognition. It would be easier to be easer and much safer so then we wont have a lot of school shooters and such things like that. Also it could be a problem in some case like what if that your at school but they messed up the attendance for the student. There are some pros and cons. Some may be hostile and don't like it but some might enjoy it and some may even panic with it due to the security options of the technology. I do think technology will improve in this upcoming years like how people projected that we were going to have flying cars but we don't yet. Although it may still be a problem that the people may lose their certain privacy rights of their information overall I do think that it is a good idea for a facial recognition for schools and etc.
Facial recognition is definitely a controversial issue. For one, it absolutely invades the privacy of students. My middle school had cameras everywhere, so I can imagine that facial recognition would make students feel the same. Sure I felt awkward, but nothing ever happened to me in the years I attended. Having said that, facial technology should not be used to replace said cameras. Replacing cameras with technology that isn’t perfect yet isn’t going to make the school a safer place. Like Jayde McDonald said, there’s too many things that can go wrong. The wrong person can be identified by facial recognition and then lazily done so again by a security guard. Suddenly, an innocent student or staff member could be sitting in jail.
What my middle school did that could help was lock the doors from the outside after all students were in the building so no one else could get in unless they pressed a buzzer that allowed an inside security person to decide if they were a threat or not. Then, once they made it past the first doors, the guest had to immediately go into the office and get a check-in pass before the second set of doors was unlocked for them. I understand that it’s not practical to have this routine done at larger schools, but it would be exceptionally helpful for smaller ones.
So while I’m okay with facial recognition being put in airports, I don’t think that the school board should subject students to be treated like rats in an experiment.
@Simone Cronier, I respectfully disagree it might seem like its a huge invasion of privacy and that we don't need it. But, it does help keep us safer and cause fewer problems to occur. In my schools with cameras, we had no problems. But the schools I went to without cameras people would vandalize hallways and bathrooms because they knew they couldn't get in trouble.
While the idea of implementing facial recognition is meant for the best of all people within the school the list of negatives is too long to disregard. Personally I would not like to have this technology in a public setting due to the obvious lack of privacy. Beyond that there is the fear of someone gaining access to these cameras and hacking into the system which is dangerous in itself. Besides that there is the label placed on kids after having a suspensions from school for any number of things. Being put on a list for being a trouble maker can cause the kids to feel that they are seen as a possible threat to others which can possibly negatively impact kids mental health. These reasons alone should be why these facial recognitions should not be put into public settings such as schools.
@Natalie tews I can see your point of views on why it might not be ethical to have facial recognition at schools. I believe that if we just use a server for each school of nothing but the faces of students then it should be fine. There is a chance of a hacker getting into the server but even if this is the case all he has are practically pictures which can already be seen in yearbooks and other things such as that.
While I understand the benefits that may come with facial recognition technology, using it in a school, I believe, is unethical and an invasion of privacy. We live in the age of big data where any information is used and commercialized in any way possible. The information being captured with facial recognition, which is more than just pictures of someone’s face, would eventually all be stored in a database, vulnerable to capitalism and hackers. Facial recognition also now gives administrators the ability to constantly monitor students, almost to an unethical level, and this can be easily abused and fall to bias.
With the introduction of the cell phone and devices in the home such as Google and Alexa, people’s privacy has decreased. Our phones outfitted with cameras and microphones have the ability to listen and see what we are doing, and In public spaces there are security cameras watching our every move. This same kind of monitoring is not needed in schools. Going to school already takes away a lot of students privacy, from monitoring school provided devices, security cameras, and locker searches. To many students, school can already feel like a jail, and adding facial recognition technology would increase those feelings further. I understand the safety aspect, but a device that falsely matches African American and Asian faces proportionately more than Caucasian faces not only does a disservice to students of those races but could also fail to recognize a “person of interest” of those races as well. Overall, facial recognition technology in schools is a bad idea.
Over the past several years, technology has advanced an impressive amount. I remember the first time I set up facial recognition in my iPhone about 2 years ago. In the moment all I was thinking about is how cool it is, however looking back I can’t help but think how the whole concept is pretty creepy. Have facial recognition in my cell phone is chilling enough, I would personally feel very uncomfortable if my school had it. I agree with Stephanie Coyle when she said that using this technology on 5-year-olds will not make them any safer. If anything it just is an opportunity to be misused. Robert LiPuma believes that a facial recognition system could have prevented the Parkland High School shooting. I don’t see how this could've have prevented it at all. Regular cameras could’ve spotted something suspicious and it would have nothing to do with facial recognition.
While facial recognition has the capacity to ease security it is a quite flawed system. In my AP computer science class, we debated if cars should be fully automated. The main reason we decided against this was because of the bias in artificial intelligence. Through research, I uncovered that facial recognition software has a huge bias towards what types of people they recognize. The programs were engineered by mainly white males so it unintentionally recognizes their faces the best. The systems have the capability to adjust but as of now, they fail reading people and women of color faces accurately. Furthermore, technology can be unreliable and manipulated. Some days I can't even get into my phone with facial recognition, how am I supposed to get into a school with thousands of attendees to recognize. Regardless of an increase in school security is important, would argue that before adding artificial intelligence to the solution we need to fix the flaws in the current system. I don’t doubt that A.I. will be incorporated into a schools' security in the future, however, facial recognition software is not at the place to be fully implemented due to bias and its unreliability.
Facial recognition is a great tool but also has its negative flaws. I used facial recognition in my phone on the Dailey to log in so I don't have to type my long password in every time I want to use my phone. This makes it a lot easier for me to get into my phone when I need something fast and right then. Facial recognition could stop criminal activities from happening and could save lives. Like the article said about the school in Florida, that may have been stopped if a facial recognition system was in place.
This technology also has its downfalls. Not everyone has the same tone skin, surgery is a thing now where people can change facial structure, and more. For the innocent people who get targeted without having a reason other then the fact that the facial recognition didn't work correctly then that person is faced with things that are not necessary. For people who are going to commit something bad but haven't and are not in the system yet will then continue to do their criminal act.
In schools I think it could be beneficial to help with safety. People who would seem like everyday people may be stopped from doing a harmful act around a bunch of kids.
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@Emma Dunne as I started reading the article, I had similar thoughts as you. I use the facial recognition who knows how many times a day, and I don't see any negative effects from that, so how harmful can that be? I also thought about how it could prevent something like a school shooting from happening. Then, I started seeing some of the negatives to it.
If the system can't accurately recognize the face of someone that's not Caucasian, I could see a lot of people, especially teenagers in schools, being falsely accused of something that they didn't do. Overall, I think that installing facial recognition systems in schools would have more benefits that would outweigh the disadvantages, but there would definitely be aspects of it that would need to be fixed.
Facial recognition is a great tool but also has its negative flaws. I used facial recognition in my phone on the Dailey to log in so I don't have to type my long password in every time I want to use my phone. This makes it a lot easier for me to get into my phone when I need something fast and right then. Facial recognition could stop criminal activities from happening and could save lives. Like the article said about the school in Florida, that may have been stopped if a facial recognition system was in place.
This technology also has its downfalls. Not everyone has the same tone skin, surgery is a thing now where people can change facial structure, and more. For the innocent people who get targeted without having a reason other then the fact that the facial recognition didn't work correctly then that person is faced with things that are not necessary. For people who are going to commit something bad but haven't and are not in the system yet will then continue to do their criminal act.
In schools I think it could be beneficial to help with safety. People who would seem like everyday people may be stopped from doing a harmful act around a bunch of kids.
@Emma Dunne I agree with you that using Face ID to log into phones is so much easier than having to type in your password every time. But I also think there are certain situations that this technology should be used for, and schools aren’t one of them. You have addressed some of the racial biases that the facial recognition software has, and that is just one of the reasons that this isn’t a good solution. Another is the huge privacy invasion it would be. I also don’t think that facial recognition has the ability to make schools as safe as they claim. Facial recognition technology hasn’t been perfected yet, and I think until it has it should continue to only be used in places where it could have a bigger impact, like airports or places where lots of people congregate.
I think this is an opportunity that would be foolish of us not to test or try out on schools to determine the effectiveness and impact on overall our safety. The large majority of other less expensive options are so because they aren’t as technologically involved. This is both a good and bad thing. I think it is important that resource officers and other forms of personal security are kept in schools because of certain situational needs. Technology doesn’t possess common sense or judgement on what a particular circumstance may need, so people are essential to have there to make such decisions in those times. However, humans make mistakes, and technology can be much more thorough and clean with its jobs. For example, an officer may get distracted and not notice a suspicious person. It is not the officer’s fault; we all make mistakes, but this mistake can be avoided with the use of technology. In regards to bias, I think that this issue should be carefully studied but can certainly be fixed. The Aegis system sends an alert that is then verified by a person, so inaccuracies can be partially fixed in that way. I believe that this route should be explored at least with persons of concern such as sex offenders, people under restraining orders, and past employees of concern that are not current students. This way, there is no bias put forth to students under suspension, but the effectiveness and potentials of the technology can still be put to use and studied for the future.
@Olivia Tank I believe it is a good idea to at least test out this technology. Much like you said, it would be foolish not to. Technology in fact doesn't have judgement which is what creates worry that it may have too much information on the students. If someone were to hack the system who knows what would happen. I suppose that this risk comes with any technological advancement however.
@Olivia Tank I agree that the technology should definitely be tested out. Since safety in such a high priority for the school system, facial recognition technology would be effective and make schools safer. On the other hand, facial recognition can take away privacy from students. But, the only way for us to determine whether or not the technology is worth it’s risks, we should try it out in schools and see how well it does.
I think facial recognition can be used but the data needs to be secured and not loose or open to hackers. In the hallways it’s not really a concern to me whether i’m being watched by trusted individuals and what data is collected is being safely stored and used because we already have security cameras now so it’s not that big of a jump or shock to students.
I think facial recognition can be used but the data needs to be secured and not loose or open to hackers. In the hallways it’s not really a concern to me whether i’m being watched by trusted individuals and what data is collected is being safely stored and used because we already have security cameras now so it’s not that big of a jump or shock to students.
Facial Recognition is an amazing form of technology that helps law enforcement identify potential terrorist and other most wanteds. The problem with instituting facial recognition in schools is that facial recognition takes away the need for probable cause which is an essential right for all Americans. The software is not developed well enough to be sure that they are not “falsely identifying” people, even if there is a human who checks for mistakes, there is still human error. With probable cause a person has to commit a crime before they can be accused, being proactive against crime may seem like a good idea, but the more people give up their rights, the more likely the government and law enforcement will turn into the big brother society that George Orwell warned against. Facial recognition may sound amazing, but it takes away essential human rights and should not be instituted into schools because it will teach the younger generations that constant surveillance and threat of arrest is “normal”.
Facial recognition is a great tool but also has its negative flaws. I used facial recognition in my phone on the Dailey to log in so I don't have to type my long password in every time I want to use my phone. This makes it a lot easier for me to get into my phone when I need something fast and right then. Facial recognition could stop criminal activities from happening and could save lives. Like the article said about the school in Florida, that may have been stopped if a facial recognition system was in place.
This technology also has its downfalls. Not everyone has the same tone skin, surgery is a thing now where people can change facial structure, and more. For the innocent people who get targeted without having a reason other then the fact that the facial recognition didn't work correctly then that person is faced with things that are not necessary. For people who are going to commit something bad but haven't and are not in the system yet will then continue to do their criminal act.
In schools I think it could be beneficial to help with safety. People who would seem like everyday people may be stopped from doing a harmful act around a bunch of kids.
Facial recognition presents a myriad of problems concerning the children in the school and the community. While this technology is on the rise, the statistics of it actually working right the first time is low. For example, the iPhone 10/11 uses facial recognition to open an individual’s phone; however, it normally doesn't work the first time and the user has to manually put in their password. If compared to the long range face recognition, the deal seems impractical and unlikely to benefit the school. Not to mention, this may influence the feeling of being enclosed in a prison rather than learning environment. Locking doors and containing IDs shouldn’t be that difficult if the faculty was concerned about the safety of students and teachers. Also, the price that this may put on not only school administrators, but taxpayers would be off the charts. Many school districts are in massive debt due to the constant rebuilding and sports programs anyway, so an addition would present a larger dent. As the article mentioned, school shootings realistically happen as an inside job, where a student may be a normal intellectual, but may hide the weapon and surprise attack. As an example, Columbine Highschool was attacked by students that were acting fine just the day before, then came back with loaded guns, wreaking havoc on everyone. Price and safety in schools have been the main concern for years across the nation.
Facial recognition technology has come a long way over the last couple of years, and perhaps in the future it will be implemented as a safety feature, but right now there are too many issues with it to make it a viable option. Right now facial recognition cameras are not cheap, and installing them in every doorway in a school would cost a pretty penny. However, as the technology improves this cost will only lower, and many schools should have the budget to take on that task. That is not the problem; the current issue is errors in detecting an intruder. This technology is not perfect, and it has been proven to be worse at detecting non-Caucasian faces. No student should half to worry about being falsely accused by just walking into school. There are also loopholes to consider as well: if a real intruder knew the school well, they could sneak in to the school wearing a mask, so that the technology cannot identify their face. Facial technology has the potential to become a great security feature to protect students, but until the kinks are worked out I don’t think schools should implement them.
I think that facial recognition in school systems could benefit the safety and security of the schools because with some high schools, you can just walk in the building around the time of a class period ending and be inside the school. This would help keep the kids safe with the intruders or unwanted people out of the school. Yes, technology can be faulty at times but I feel there is always a way to improve it for the better.
Face recognition technology is a great source of security but it also has its flaws. If a device could identify a suspect who had previously caused problems it could save lives. This technology could alert the school and send it into lock down before potential danger can be attempted. While this has fantastic perks it also has its flaws, being too reliant on these divides could cause false accusations. Innocent people could be held responsible for punishments they don’t deserve. The device as well might not be able to recognize criminals who haven’t yet committed a previous crime and is now. These are some concerns with technology. In my opinion I think cameras are a great resource and hopefully there will be more technology in the future which could resolve this conflict.
Facial technology may change our school safety. Facial technology should be introduced into schools because it may help with intruders. Although many have concerns about the higher rate of mistaken matches, I believe there are ways we can improve the technology in that area because in all aspects there are always ways to improve. I would recommend my school to use facial recognition technology because it would contribute to keeping a safe environment, but I also feel that the safety roles in my school should stay the same as well. I think facial recognition should be added on top of all the other prior safety factors in my school.
@Jenna Jacob
I agree that adding this technology could be a good thing, but only on the surface. Having facial recognition in schools could really give off a lot of fear and tension. Bringing in this factor makes school feel even more like a prison than it already does. I also feel this would scare the students more because it would remind them everyday of the dangers of school shootings. Seeing the metal detectors at basketball games makes me so much more scared for my life because I have to look at that and remember why its there, and how it's needed. This isn't a good learning environment and neither is having students scared everyday because of the reminders.
I believe that facial recognition could really help to make all schools, not just public schools, safer. At my school, you could just walk onto campus if you wanted to, even if you didn’t go there, and you at least looked like you were supposed to be there, no one stopped you. And if someone with malicious intent just walked onto the campus of my school, it’s possible that he or she wouldn’t get stopped until it was too late.
People could argue that facial recognition is an invasion of privacy, but would they still say that if this new technology prevents more school shootings, drug deals, and other activities that cause harm to students and teachers. I have heard stories of people getting beat up in the bathroom, and the people who beat them up getting away with it. I’ve also heard rumors of drug deals involving mostly nicotine products, but once or twice I’ve heard people talking about codeine and LSD being sold on campus as well. Facial recognition could help reduce the possibility of those things happening on campus, and if they are used in other public places, reduce the possibility of these things happening at all.
I support the use of facial recognition because I believe that it will help students to truly focus on why they are at school. To learn and to help prepare them for the future. Not to worry about being jumped in the bathroom or being in the wrong place at the wrong time and being charged with possession of illegal substances.
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Facial recognition is definitely a security benefit. However, I do think there should be some hard limits. Children all over the country already feel as if they are unsafe, so being treated as if they are criminals who need to be searched will not help them. Therefore, I believe that facial recognition in schools should only be used when it is accurate and developed enough to only include the people who could cause harm. Random students should not be entered into the system.
I am not a fan of facial recogniton software anywhere. It remiends me of George Orwell's 1984 and how "big brother" is always watching. School is feeling more and more like a prison every day. The cinderblock walls, the police walking around, and now they have implemented tardy sweeps, taking kids that are even thrity seconds late to class to the deans office to be written up. If you dont follow procedure to a T, you are diciplined. They restrict you from going to the bathroom for the first and last 15 minutes which promps students to go during the middle of class. This causes them to miss valuable class time. Facial recognition is one more way to lock us down. Im not a fan of the school even taking my picture better yet having a private company have a database for someone to hack into and steal my information. I dont like bieng watched and i dont like having everything i do on camera. I agree that having cameras everywhere to keep is"safe" will only remiend us of the danger we are in. School should be about learnin and if we have to pass a level 3 background check and be frisked and if we make the smallest infraction we are automaticly sent away for 20 years, then how enticing is it to come to school? To those who are not interested in learning, how enticed will they be to get up early and better themselves? Making school "safer" will only make it less enticing to students.
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@Yates Kirby
I agree with everything you've said about the concerns surrounding facial recognition in schools, and how dehumanizing the process all seems to be. You made a good point on how schools should be about learning, and not punishing students for any minute mistake or slip-up they make. Schools are a place where there should be leeway for a student to make a mistake, and not be penalized from it for the rest of their lives. In making it so there is an eye on you for every single blinking second at school, you won't simply be following rules because you realize that's what you should do to make your life and everyone else's life a little less difficult, you're following them because of fear, and that any single slip-up at any single moment you make that violates those guidlines could be the demise of you.
I don’t think that there is any harm in using facial recognition technology in school if it can improve the safety of the school. We already use facial recognition technology every day when we unlock our phones. Facial recognition could make schools safer by only allowing people who are in the system access into the school. At the same time I think adding these would be very costly since they would have to put this technology on every entrance. The technology would also have to be very fast so there isn’t a line to get inside. If it is possible to have this technology with the standards that I have said then I think it would be great but I don’t know if schools are ready for this type of technology yet.
@Camden Peterson I agree with your statement that facial recognition would be helpful but also costly at the same time. Facial recognition would allow schools to identify the people entering and exiting the buildings, however I think that the cameras shouldn't be very obvious. Younger students already don't feel particularly comfortable at school, and it definitely wouldn't help to have a massive camera pointed in their face every morning. As you stated, if this technology can be fast, and helpful, then I think it would be very useful to have to protect students and teachers in school.
The harm is "only allowing people who are in the system access". A database; all our information in it right for the government's picking. Are you a fan of being watched while you're at school; cameras in all the halls and buzzers on the doors. And let's say you are doing something that the government doesn't approve of? Who's to say that this technology wont spread to other parts of cities like traffic lights. Facial recognition software on every traffic light taking pictures to make sure you are "driving safe" like they do in China. This is a slippery slope. Freedom is more important than safety.
@Yates Kirby
I agree with you. This technology may be helpful, but it would be very hard for schools to even properly incorporate it into their systems and very costly to do so. Having this database with every student's information is dangerous and could cause more problems than the problematic or "dangerous" people themselves.
I think that having facial recognition in schools would be such a benefit to everyone. It would definitely solve the problem of keeping out unwanted or potentially harmful people. I honestly don’t really see any harm in doing it. It doesn’t really invade people’s privacy given that it’s simply just ensuring a safe environment for all students. I think this should be implemented in every school as soon as possible.
@Halle Morse I think you overestimate the abilities of facial recognition. Facial recognition should not be implemented for numerous reasons, namely that our budgets will not allow it and it will only do so much to prevent an attack on a school. I'm unfamiliar with school funding up north (I believe it to be far better as per my parents, although I have never looked at the numbers), but here in the south, we do not have the money to implement a system with hundreds of cameras and proper facial recognition. Anything we attempted would likely be a sorry excuse for a real facial recognition system and would deplete what little money is left in our budget. Also, at my school, it would not stop anyone from committing an attack or harming students. As only people who are deemed credible threats are going to be picked up on these cameras, they are unlikely to stop any petty drug dealers looking to target teens or other people with dishonest intentions. Even if these criminals were picked up by the cameras, my school and many others are laid out so that there can be huge amounts of damage done to the student population before there is any chance for a response. If this facial recognition system worked absolutely perfectly, it still would do nothing to stop any terror attack on my school by anyone with common sense. For these reasons, I cannot see facial recognition being a worthwhile investment for schools in America.
I think facial recognition Technology using system could be sometimes helpful sometimes harmful. In the school, it is important for the student safety. Because stranger people act, pretend parents to come and steel the kids. In this reason, it has to be important facial scan and check in id. Sometimes it could be harmful because we do not know peoples bad intention who works in the school, if someone have bad intention they could be steel information and do the crime and it is harmful for student who does not know nothing.
Facial recognition technology in schools. To solve problems such as campus security, facial recognition of the school's monitoring and surveillance system, could help students in this way, but they cannot always have more control to avoid any type of crime. Why children cannot simply go to school and be children without having to fear for their lives to enjoy their childhood. Each stage of the human being is very beautiful and you have to live it with intensity. Children across the country share the same fear for the insecurity that exists, but it shouldn't be that way, since children need a lot of values and family love so as not to make mistakes.
I think the facial recognition is important in some case. For example to identify, sex offender next to the schools or in our neighborhood. For safety schools I think is not good idea to implement the facial recognition because statistically the shooter are student and sometime they don’t have a criminal record before. I am aware about that our schools are not safe. I agree, the technology is a better tool to identify guns in the schools and it is a good way to star.
I think it is a good idea implement the facial recognition in the schools, it makes the school safer for kids, teachers, parents and can be helpful in certain situation, for example, if someone wants shooters in the school, is a sexual predator, this technology can be a good source of information to the authorities, but if we talk about the cost they want to invest in this program is a lot of money and probably parents and the society can be allowed this because can be infringed their privacy, but to be honest everywhere we are going and every corner of the street they have surveillance camera so practically we don’t have more privacy outside of ours house
I do not think facial recognition should be used in schools As an iPhone user, I can say that sometimes the facial recognition to unlock my phone that’s know only my face, sometimes does not recognize me. I think that the use of this kind of technology can potentially become dangerous for students. It is ineffective because it cannot do anything other than recognize students. Despite the benefits of recognizing gender, age is still the possibility that students could be falsely identified. If a student is falsely recognized as a threat it can became a terrible situation in the class.And schools already have as much as they can with the security service.An alternative would be to increase the security around schools during the day.
I think that is not a good idea because facial recognition technology is not a convenient way for students, and I believe facial technology will cause some mistakes. I changed my phone last few months, the phone uses facial technology too, and this not always recognize my face. The facial recognition technology lets students get into school depend on the perspective of students' identification, if the facial technology cannot recognize students’ faces, they need to recognize again and again. It will take so long time that makes students late for class. What’s more, facial recognition technology not always make students safe. For example, the facial technology may not divide twins correctly. For facial recognition, I think fingerprint recognition safer because everyone is different.
Once upon a time the facial recognition was a just an element of a Sci-Fi’s movie. Now in this years is real. In my opinion this is a method to control and infringe our life. In the schools is really important that you have security for your children but this is so many expensive then buy more system of security or pay more watchmen. What time we let the machines control our life? Yes, this is more safe, but the information of children will be in a cloud online and bad persons as a hackers can get this information and maybe attack this kids. I think this technology change of way of living because you don’t need remember nothing, your life is more easier than last decades, just with face you can access in a building, enter at your account bank or restore your cellphone . Just with your face in all could online the big companies get your information, your feels, all that you like, and your personal information. Never in the life will be a secret now.
The safety of the schools should improve. I don’t think that facial recognition can infringe the privacy when many people use that technology in the phones. This technology can help to have save schools, if the schools use facial recognition correctly for example with this technology the school guard can see when suspicious people are near to the school and they can prevent many attacks. This is an interesting technology because is not only a security camera and for this reason is more interesting. The schools can use the technology to have a base date and they can recognize the parents of family who pick up the children so in that way not everybody can get in to the school. With facial recognition we also can recognize someone who is dangerous and the school can emit an alert to the authorities. In many ways I think this is a really good idea to implement in schools this technology can prevent many misfortunes.
The technology is currently advancing a lot and is very useful for many things especially for security but I think it is not the best option to use in school, they are students, are not criminals or people with background for this reason in think to disclose or violating their safety is something very serious it is hard to believe that they do not commit crimes but is difficult do not believe that is the right way for security in a school there are many ways to do it for example more police officers more discipline I think that is the best way.
I think it is a good idea because it is easier for everyone to recognize a student. When I was in high school if a student lose his or her id have to pay 5 dollars to get a new one because if a student don’t have an id they are not allow to get in to the cafeteria. However, this was not a big deal for a student the reason that they buy their own food outside of the school ground or sometimes their parents bring their lunch. Now the technology can help the school to be more advents academically and also, they can make the students feel more save for the reason of the recent shootings in the schools around the country. Lastly, the student can stop worry about carrying their ids all the time.
I think facial recognition should be used in schools for keep order and for recognize the students. Students in this way they can protect to all from things like violence and identify the guilty. In this way you can take action for care the children and keep them safe, but they have to keep the privacy of the students. They can talk first with the student’s parents and they has to be agree with this system. And my opinion only the parents who agree just their children could use the facial recognition.
The technology is very important in the world, but do not abuse it, this may cause problem in some time to the sensibility of the people. The facial recognition technology is not good in the school, because is a violation to the rights of the students, their private. A ID with photo and security staff is sufficient for take control in the schools. A bad student with bad behavior should study in special school also is not the technology that stop when a person going to commit a crime or a bad action. This is not an effective mechanism for safety of the students.
I do understand that facial recognition can be beneficial, but the degree of error in this type of software is too high, as well as an invasion of privacy. My father has facial recognition software on his computer, and my face can unlock it. He his white, I am Native American, and not related to him by blood. If this kind of error can be made from a foot in distance from the camera -one of the best built in web cams in a state of the art computer- to my face, what kind of degree of error will take place on school security cameras and trying to pick out individual faces in a sea of people, or trying to identify someone from a distance could be catastrophic for an individual who is innocent, such as the arrest going on their record, making the news, and worst of all: ending up on social media. That person will be plastered on people's screens for days and their face will be known and they will be ridiculed and put on watch lists because they appear like a danger because they were arrested on a case of mistaken identity. At the moment, the technology isn't good enough to distinguish faces properly across all races that it should not be implemented, and even if it does improve, it does not belong in schools.
Now we are living in a society where most of the things we do is base in technology. Now technology is having a big impact in the world where it make us the life easier. Technology is growing fast that is helping schools make things better in order that I think Facial Recognition Technology should be used in schools one of the reason is because the security and the workers at the schools have a balance and can be alert who is at school or not. Having a facial recognition can help to prevent shootings likes the ones that happened in Florida where many teenager died because I student entrance the school and started shooting. My opinion is facial recognition a least can help 10 % of the problems that US is having with kids at schools. Having that technology people can have control of who is going in and go is going out. All the children’s should at least be safe at school and don’t be afraid or worries if something is going to happened tomorrow because someone can go into the classrooms.
It will be good having facial recognition in schools because it is safer. With Facial recognition in school it will be easier to know if the students are skipping class or they really went to school. It would be easy to know about every person who gets into the school. It is interesting that with this system there will be a list of the person who are forbidden to visit or pick the kids up from school. On the other hands I think that school could be safer if they start using metal detectors, because in schools are a lots students with different cultures and different education. I’ve heard students who go to schools with knife and a lots things ready to fight. I think that schools need more than facial recognition for the safety of the students.
The facial recognition a think is one of the most important and helpful inventions, because it helps to many organizations, companies, etc. by knowing the people who enter to many places. In the other way, it is can be too easy to cheat the system. In the school, it must be important for the safety of the students and teachers and it could be a solution to know who gets in and out from the school at any time. In addition, it has to be important to have a permission from the students to scan their faces, to prevent any problem of bad used of the system and their faces. So the facial recognition it’s a good way to have control over the people in so many ways.
Facial recognition is a tricky topic, there are two sides one that can help the public and keep the populates safe or two the side that takes away a child or adults freedom of privacy. This type of technology can help bring down the rates of school shootings and even help identify suspects of future shootings and other crimes; though the opposing argument states that a child should not have their privacy violated and be reminded that they are not safe. If facial recognition is implemented into our schools systems then I feel that It should be limited to around the schools as well as making sure racial bias does not effect the system.
I think that facial recognition technology should be introduced into schools, but should only be used in times of need. For example, in situations of school shootings, student conflict, theft, violence, etc., having that technology would be very beneficial. Using it for any purposes other than bringing justice would be an invasion of privacy and violation of our rights.
@Sumayyah Alam I agree that it should only be used in time of need. Facial recognition should not be used at all times.
I think that facial recognition should be used in school. A lot of times in school, I hear kids talking about one of their peers logged into their account and messed with their schoolwork. Though facial recognition won't stop the problem completely since it isn't 100% accurate, it would lower the chances of it.
The safety of our schools, the safety of our community, our families, people, and children. Worrying about whether or not the lockdown that’s happening at school is just a drill or there could be an actual shooter on the campus is a valid, and too often, really horrifying fear. A fear that shouldn’t even exist to begin with. When kids go to school, no matter what age they are, they deserve to feel safe, secure, and comfortable. School can be a wonderful place. A place of learning, a place of discovery, and a place of connection. Just the thought of having a high-tech security system that scans the faces of me and my peers everyday, honestly scares me. And frustrates me beyond belief. When did we reach this point? This point of no return, this point of having school shootings become “the norm”?
I don’t have the answers to any of these questions. I’m just a 15 year old girl in high school. A girl that doesn’t want to have to add extra stress to her plate by worrying about her safety. Yes, having a facial recognition system built into schools may be quite ensuring to the security of schools across America. But in the long run, it wonder why and how it escalated to this point. I wonder why kids can’t just go to school and be kids without having to fear for their lives. I wonder why kids all over the country share this same exact fear.
I hope that someday, my generation can be the point of change. I hope that collectively, we can put a stop to these fears.
@Sadie Dunne I totally agree with you. As high schoolers, we have enough to worry about. Grades, college, relationships. And we shouldn't have to worry about whether or not there's going to be a lockdown, or if we'll be the victims of a crime that could've been prevented if the proper precautions were taken, like using facial recognition on school campuses to make sure no one comes onto campus that isn't supposed to be there.
I think it's a good idea to have facial recognition in school because one its easier so kids don't keep losing their ids and no one can sneak into school with fake/old id's to get in. You would have to actually have to get scanned to make sure you're the right person that attends the school. I feel like the facial recognitions on Iphones are also good to because you can't add anyone else but yours unlike the touch id on the older hones. I feel like it gives the phone more security. So just like the phone, I feel like facial recognition should make the school more secure.
@Katelyn C
I agree with you that facial recognition is helpful in certain situations where ese of access is nice, but I disagree with all of your other points that facial recognition should be implemented into numerous places in our lives. While I do use facial recognition for my phone, I think that introducing it to schools is more problematic that helpful. Firstly, many parents and teachers would protest and argue the use because they believe it violates their children and students safety, which is a valid point. Secondly, it is so costly and implementing it into schools and other important factors in our lives would cost an immeasurable amount, especially when most schools don’t have money to throw around.
I can see how people thinking that using facial Id in schools would only benefit the students and staff that are in the school. They say that using facial identification will help keep out sexual predators and shooters. But in all reality what is the difference between the facial id and security cameras, of course the facial identification might be more advanced. Though how is a machine that looks at faces going to really stop a school shooting and protect all 2,000 students and 500 staff members?
The facial identification isn't a physical body that will stand in front of the gun or remove prowling adults off of school property. When at school I have noticed the security cameras, I know that they are there for my protection, but no one likes the feeling of being watched especially when your face is being scanned. And if the true problem behind this is the security level at a school then we shouldn't be spending money on more cameras because they will only do but so much. I feel a better option would be to invest into more secure locks and giving only students and staff ids that will open the doors. I feel that this could also bring up a controversial topic of whether or not teachers should carry guns. The guns are for the students protection in case of emergencies because a camera can only do but so much, we need physical bodies to protect us.
@Taryn Connolly
Facial recognition used to be a thing that I would only see in movies. Where characters would try to break into the most heavily secured areas for top secret information.
Now it's an everyday thing. From protecting our phones, to apparently protecting our schools.
Perhaps it would be an effective method to protecting our schools, but when we have to stoop to these levels for protection it makes you wonder if there's something that could prevent these system from being needed in the first place. Are we really so paranoid that we feel the need to keep a huge database on the faces of literal children?
I believe that it is pointless to spend money on a system that "could work" that has also been shown to be racially biased when we could fix the larger problem.
I like your point about the security cameras, it seems like the facial recognition is just security cameras with extra steps. Instead of a human monitor looking for suspicious activity the camera will just show a suspicious person and the monitor will I guess determine if that person is suspicious or not. Which seems like a stretch considering that the monitor would essentially have to memorize and or be able to analyze facial features really well in order to properly identify them.
And as you mentioned the camera can't really do much. The best it can do is alert everyone to escape which will ensue chaos and hazard. A physical presence like the security officers stationed at school is much better.
I don't think they should, it’s an invasion of privacy and I think there are better ways to do security for students. Why not just have metal detectors at all entrances? We also need to think on how effective the recognition is. Here’s what I mean, there are billions of human beings around the world, there’s bound to be a person who looks like you. Facial recognition hasn’t reached the point where we can identify everyone perfectly, as I’ve heard lots of the technology having problems identifying people of color from one another. Almost nobody has truly “unique features.” So there’s no way that this is a good idea and I think we should find another solution.
The idea of having facial recognition technology in school is a massive invasion of privacy and completely unnecessary. To have this technology in school would mean every person would be put on a system, regardless of what they have done, and be tracked by the school. Having my face onto a system that I doubt would have any limits is terrifying to me. When schools keep adding all the new additions for security purposes, it begins to feel more like I’m going through the TSA line at an airport and less like an institution for learning. Having to even think about this much security in schools says a lot about the current state of education in the U.S., and where the governments priorities lie.
Beyond the invasion of privacy, I see no practical use of implementing facial recognition technology in schools. Are we seriously so worried about students in school that we would use technology used to identify terrorists at airports? To me this seems ridiculous and the idea is laughable. It’s also interesting that suddenly schools find the means to afford this technology, while before they couldn’t afford buying desks or other basic items for a school.
As if anything could possibly get worse, the technology also happens to be racially biased. Here is just an other opportunity for the system to punish minority students who are just trying to get an education. Maybe before schools implement the technology they can find a way for it not be racist.
@Ryan Boaz Of course, like you, I am scared of the school being able to film and watch us. This scares me especially when knowing that because of my race I could be more heavily targeted. No one should have to feel scared while trying to learn. I agree with your sentiment about schools appropriating funds for facial recognition instead of fixing their schools. I think that the schools should do everything in their power to protect the students but at what cost. School will become just another prison where people won't be able to express themselves over fears of retaliation. Government funding should go towards fixing the main issues that are plaguing schools today instead of thinking that invading people's privacy will solve the problem
I think it is a good idea to have facial recognition because it could help stop school shooting and also like what Ryan Altschuler said about it.
(student in 8th grade)
I don’t really think facial recognition should be used in schools. It is an invasion of privacy to constantly be watched with a camera. I think there are many other ways to keep schools safe other than facial recognition. For example, my school uses IDs which you scan in at the beginning of the day, and for the high schoolers we have metal detectors as security. Also, I think that facial recognition would also be making frequent mistakes, leading to easily avoidable false alarms which just be inconvenient, unlike IDs,which probably won’t be making mistakes. Since there is also bias in the most popular facial recognition systems, I think it would unfairly set the Asian and black people out and make mistakes recognizing their faces.
@Ian Ploucquet I agree, I think the system could be inaccurate and let people in who make look like a student. And students can still go to shoot schools, they are registered and if facial recognition is the security then what's keeping them from committing the crime?
I think that facial recognition should be used in schools because I hear often that somebody figured out another person’s password and was messing with their account. I think that facial recognition is more secure because only the person whose account it is can access. The only problem is if somebody does something inappropriate on their school account, how would the school officials get in. I think to solve this problem is students can only access their accounts by facial recognition but administrators have some “master password” or their face on each account if they need to get in. I also think that facial recognition is better because people are already using it everywhere. Some places I use it are to unlock and make purchases on my phone, at the airport when I am going through immigration after traveling internationally, and I do use it on some other accounts that are not school-related. Overall, I think it would be better for students in school to use facial recognition instead of a password because I think that facial recognition will be inevitable in the future due to even more modern technology.
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@Ryan Altschuler I don’t disagree with you that using facial id in schools is a bad idea because for some odd reason people love to try and figure out peoples account passwords and do stupid stuff on that person's account. I believe that these are just childish games that people play when they are bored in class and don’t care about their education or what's going on around them. Thought to update the computer’s and use face id as your password would benefit people it would just take a lot of money to make that advancement to every computer and iPad in all the schools.
In the area that I live in, there is not much we have to be afraid of. Living south of town in a less developed, more rural area, my school is more or less in a remote location. I feel safe in the school, because I know how unlikely it is for something bad to happen. However, with the amount of shootings going on nationally, new technological developments, and natural disasters, I believe that school security should be enhanced. We always think that the bad will never happen to us, but when something unfortunate occurs, we find ourselves to be unprepared. For example, Lubbock is flat, and tornadoes have the potential to occur. Sure, we have drills and protocol for such things, but without a basement in the school, what chance do we really stand from hiding under tables? Although I don’t feel unsafe in my school, there is always the potential for danger, and I feel like all schools could be better prepared than they are now.
Objectively, facial recognition is a safety measure that would prevent suspicious people from entering school campuses. But is this worth the “racial bias” of facial recognition or people’s “privacy being invaded?” The answer is yes.
Why is it an invasion of privacy that someone knows what your face looks like? We aren’t in Mission Impossible where secret agents have the technology to make a mask of our face and impersonate us. Teachers and parents and friends and even simply peers can identify us by our face, so why can’t technology? The safety that the facial recognition systems would provide cannot be touched by other methods. Sure, you can add security to campuses, but how does that stop suspicious people from simply walking on campus? If there was a shooting, security guards would be able to react faster if there were more of them, but what if the shooter couldn’t get onto campus in the first place? LiPuma’s argument regarding the Parkland shooting is correct. If the person had been facially scanned and recognized as an expelled student, they obviously would not have been let into the school campus. And if the shooter just opened fire at the checkpoint? That’s where security officers would be located.
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Facial recognition should not be used in schools because it can be inconsistent, and there are other options that can be equally as effective to protect the students. I have personally used facial recognition to unlock my phone and I feel that it would not be effective at schools, because it sometimes will not recognize me despite being programmed to do so. It could be beneficial if it was certain to keep out potential threats to the school, however, I do not believe that if it had been in place at Parkland the shooting would not have happened. Although the facial recognition would have been in place, there is no way that it can protect against a threat if they are able to sneak in with someone else. It also would be quite a long process to get each student and administrator into the system. The system would also have to include parents and other potential visitors, because there are times when they would enter the school as well. I feel that scanning an ID would be effective in a school situation, because it would be possible to deactivate the previous year’s codes and administer a new one for the students. This would be a better option, so that students can feel protected by the system rather than feeling that it is invasive.
@Asia Glass I disagree with you. Facial recognition is way faster and more effective then badges. With the use of cameras, sneaking in people, like you said, could not be that easy. If our phones use facial recognition, is that an invasion of privacy?
Using badges, like you said, would be effective in schools but the badges could be stolen or replicated. Whereas every person in the school has a distinct face. No one without some wicked technology could replicate a face. Facial recognition shouldn’t be used to track the kids but just at doors, so the schools would know if a student belongs here.
With extra security measures, using facial recognition in schools could potentially prevent another school shooting from happening and keep the students safe.
@Priya Patel I have to disagree with your disagreement. While nobody can replicate a face, there are plenty of lookalikes in the world. You don't have to be an exact twin to fool technology as @Asia Glass says, her phone software isn't perfect. And let's say it does work, so what? The majority of school shooters are students, so the the recognition system will just give the shooter a green flags. I think that better ways to do this, such as working internally and work on why a student would even be driven to such a point. Or maybe set up metal detectors at the entrances, to screen for weapons that can easily be concealed.
I do not think facial recognition should be used in schools. If that is the sole form of security, it is ineffective because it cannot do anything other than recognize students. I also think that it is an invasion of privacy especially to very young children. An alternative would be to increase the security around schools during the day. Since facial recognition would just be monitoring every move, kids would be being watched all day long every second of the day which is a severe invasion of privacy of children. I do not agree. Because if the facial recognition recognized the shooter, there still wouldn’t be any security to stop a man with a gun. So, I think that it probably would have enraged him a little more. Because a computer can on predict so much, and he could have probably outsmarted the computer because he set his mind on his goal. I believe he is very persuasive because he appeals to the pathos of the people. Privacy is something that we value very much, but is being taken away for our “safety”. He persuades me when he says, “Subjecting 5-year-olds to this technology will not make anyone safer, and we can’t allow invasive surveillance to become the norm in our public spaces”. I think that bias is a very large worry because if the misidentification happens especially on people of Asian or African descent, it will cause data to be very skewed.
Facial recognition systems are a very important technology and can prevent terrible crimes from happening. This is a fact that cannot be debated. These systems may seem unnecessary because of the unlikeliness that a conflict would happen at schools, or that if something did happen, the person could not be in the system. However, I think that these systems would be a very good thing to have in our schools across the country. By alerting the correct people, this system could save lives. It could make our schools safer.
These systems are said to be unneeded and bad for the kids who are being watched at all times. They are also criticized because they pick up on other races more than others. These are good points and should be addressed, but are not nearly as important as the safety of the kids, which should be all schools top priority in this new age with school shootings. The systems picking up on other races more can be fixed. I also think that the idea of people being watched at all times should be dismissed. Yes, there will always be cameras on them, but no one would be watching them. The cameras are not like a security system with someone monitoring, but instead a system that just detects if you are a possible threat. With this in mind, I think people can learn to live with the idea that they are being protected, not watched.
While the use of facial recognition in schools would cause distress in some people, I think that it’s a good way to keep our schools safer. Nowadays, the world is very dangerous and we are prone to many different types of threats to our safety. Utilizing facial recognition in school would guarantee the entrance of only school personnel into the campus. The use of this technology would come out very beneficial and could prevent many of these dangerous incidents of random strangers trespassing into school property and perhaps causing a problem and or danger to the safety of students. Although I do understand why people would be against this idea, the safety of students should come first no matter what. Facial recognition would make schools a safer place and that’s what every student in the United States wants.
I think that the addition of face scanning in unnecessary in school because if someone wanted to avoid it they can just look away. Also, I don’t think that the face scanners will be very accurate and if they were it would be very time consuming to scan everyone’s face before school. In my school all you have to show is your ID which has served us well so far. Overall I think it’s just unnecessary for face scanning technology to be implemented into a public school.
I think that facial recognition should not be used inc schools as it is invasive to the privacy of students and not guaranteed to be accurate. I use facial recognition technology to unlock my iPhone everyday and sometimes it does not even recognize my own face. I do agree that some potential benefits may be easily identifying possible threats or suspicious people in a school to keep track of who is entering. Robert LiPuma believe that if this technology had been in place, the school shooting in Parkland may have never happened. I disagree with this because while technology may improve safety, it cannot control the actions and thoughts of any human, and therefore would not be able to prevent a shooting. Some potential dangers of this technology include that it may be racially discriminatory and may target certain kids who have done rebellious or troubled actions that the school has logged. It is invasive and technology is never guaranteed to be successful and failure is possible in times where it is being relied upon. I personally feel safe in my school as we have many procedures and plans in case of an emergency. We have constant supervision and the doors are locked. I would not recommend using facial recognition in schools.
Schools shouldn’t use facial recognition until it is more reliable. When comercial facial recognition services have a harder time with non-caucasian and children, you know comercial solutions shouldn’t be allowed to be tested on children. Facial recognition systems integrated with monitoring might be more expensive than more practical and effective methods such as metal scanners or dedicated security on staff. I don’t trust any facial recognition services and view use of them in personal applications to be encroaching on personal privacy and security. Apple has attempted the idea of using facial recognition to unlock phones, but they have had problems in the past differentiating the faces of people in China. I’m not a fan of encouraging use of facial recognition in public spheres, but if you really feel it would help protect children, make sure the technology used is reliable to enough to call the police over.
Facial recognition technologies shouldn’t be used in schools because facial recognition has known to be at times, inaccurate. It could accidentally identify someone as someone else, which could lead to sex offenders, and other people that were put under the suspicious persons list to getting by the system and into the school. The only place in school where facial technology should be used is the library or when a student is being picked up early.
I’ve used facial recognition technology on my phones and other electronic devices.
Some of the benefits could be brought about by the implementation of facial recognition technology in schools is that the amount of school shooting will decrease. If facial recognition technology was in place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, then the shooting may have still happened, it would just depend on whether or not they would’ve Nikolas Cruz and if the system worked correctly.
At my school I feel pretty safe, there haven’t been any threats so far, but last year I was pretty worried since we had 3 real lockdowns (because of threats). I wouldn’t recommend that my school to use facial recognition technology, because their are other better/cheaper alternatives. Some safety alternatives that I would propose for my school is replace the glass doors at the front, with something stronger, that someone couldn't break easily, hire a lot more resource officers and place them all around the school (only need 5 or 6 officers, though that may cost a lot).
Although the idea of implementing facial recognition technology in schools may seem like an effective security method at first glance, the flaws that come along with it are much more conspicuous than people think. This technology has been used by a variety of social media corporations, and has been the subject of a myriad of complaints and lawsuits for its abuse of privacy. This can make for a scary scenario for children as well, as security identifications in schools have already been proven to be strikingly inaccurate, notably subjecting minority students to an increased racial bias. With the issue of schools at hand, students are also very likely to look different throughout the school year, even through a short period of time. This not only involves physical features, as people can simply overcome the system by having clothes covering their faces as well. Because of these reasons, I do not think that these systems should be implemented and used in schools among student bodies. However, using this to eliminate the threat of predators or school shooters can be a very effective idea if used accordingly to those who are KNOWN threats to the public. Otherwise, I think subjecting an entire non-guilty student population to this technology is simply unethical.
The fact that they decided to spend the money on a bunch of cameras, useless security systems, and implanting an A.I into the shool is incomprehensible to me. There are many things that money would have been better spent on. Considering that students have ID cards, with their distinctive student number, name, picture, and graduation date, the facial recognition system is unnecessary. If they are all that worried about school shooters than the A.I would take to long to identify a threat, because the technology is still new and in its testing phase, there are alot of false alarms. Will they have a new job to just wait for the alarm and check to see if it is a real threat or not. If the alarm goes of publicly it will send students into a panic making it harder to find the person you are looking for and makes them on edge constantly. The money they got would have been better spent buying more security guards, getting more qualified teachers, better-qualified counselors, and overall just improving the school and how it runs. Therefore the facial recognition is unnecessary and a waste of funding in my eyes.
Although facial recognition technology could be an invasion of privacy, it would allow schools to stay more secure. In today’s day and age I think it is necessary to reach out side of our comfort zones in order to reach maximum security. We hear about tragic school incidents every day, it can’t happen anymore. If there is any other technique that could potentially prevent fewer tragedies we need to be open minded.
In my opinion, I believe that facial recognition should not be used in schools as it is not only an invasion of privacy, but is a costly addition to the school environment that may not even be consistent. With the facial recognition already in use, it can be very inconsistent to recognize a single person depending on the angle or how their hair has changed, so I would assume this could become a significant issue as the system misinterprets students. Personally, I have used facial recognition for unlocking my phone and several apps with in it, and a lot of the time it is inconsistent and doesn’t recognize me. Instead, there could maybe be facial recognition for entry into large school events, but every single school day would be very invasive. Of course, I do understand the desire for increased safety that this system could bring, but it could also cause a major disruption as the students and parents are in disagreement with administration over their new lack of privacy. Along with the issue of privacy, if students are not being recognized daily it could become a very frustrating process and disrupt the learning environment as a whole. Currently at our school, students have to show an ID to enter every day, and the Andy Frains who work as our security take the time to acknowledge each student entering to guarantee our safety. The number of entrances are also limited during the school day, which makes the entire environment feel much safer.
The idea of introducing facial recognition technologies into schools is unnecessarily invasive. It would make students and staff feel uncomfortable and untrusted. The system of facial recognition is also not dependable, as it commonly falsely identifies people. The introduction of facial recognition to schools could also normalize invasive surveillance in public places which is not something that should happen. Although it may help with threats of unknown intruders, I believe there are far better ways to handle the situation. At my school, for example, each student and staff member carries a school ID and it must be seen by a security guard before entering the school each morning. This, among many other possible solutions, is a much better tactic to eliminate threats of intruders, as it is not an invasion of privacy.
I think facial recognition systems in our school would be unnecessary and unethical, and I think there are many different ways to protect the school that would be more effective and less invasive. There are so many potential flaws with this system, including someone growing facial hair or identical twins being mixed up, that the outstanding issue of privacy is not worth exposing, due to the various flaws in the facial recognition system. I’d even offer up scanning an ID card with your name attached to it, so they can track when and where you entered the school. As a result this accomplishes the same goal as facial recognition, but privacy would not be a concern.
@Jack Cavanagh
Hi Jack,
I couldn’t help but reply to your statement regarding facial recognition. I also find this security method with advanced software as unnecessary and unethical, mainly because it appears as an invasion of privacy. Personally, I would not want the doors of my high school to react the same way an iPhone does when I try to unlock it. I also find your alternative solutions intriguing, simply because they exist as easy, implementable ideas that could improve school safety. Even if facial recognition would increase the overall safety of our school, I believe that many other students would consider this as an invasion of privacy and not fully accept the idea.
The privacy debate has become something that’s a part of our daily lives. Apple preaches it while Facebook has been shown to abuse it. However, when it comes to use in schools, I understand there may be problems, but I really don’t see too big of an issue—especially with the system described in the article. The Lockport School District explains that while the computer system initially makes the alert, it still has to be verified by a human security guard. This leaves Mr. Schultz and the NYCLU’s claims about racism unfounded since it is not just the system detecting these, it is humans as well. I think when there are safeguards in place to protect against malfunctions, this makes the system even better and more useful. In today’s day in age, we have to be able keep our schools safe against threats and this takes precedence over our individual privacy. Besides doesn’t our Mr. FBI guy know everything about us anyway............
Schools make movements too swiftly for my liking. Some schools have already implimented metal detectors, and id systems. These arent debated but already invade privicy. My schooold dosent have any of these invaxsive technologies and I feel safe.
Facial recocnition technology can be tricked just like cameras and ID sensors. If someone who was not supposed to be in the schoold wanted to get in, they could wear a mask or a hood or even avoid the cameras all togetther to avoid getting caught.
Basically, facial id id unessisary and an invasion of privicy
I believe facial recognition should be used in schools. The main debate at hand is “Is individual privacy more important than societal gain”. The answer is no, society matters more than individual trivial privacy. People like privacy but people also must feel safe. What matters more, one’s privacy or one’s safety? Is human life more important than privacy? Ultimately, people will have to sacrifice certain individual freedoms for the greater good. I, personally, do not enjoy being surveilled 24/7. However, if it can ensure safety and prevent threatening situations, then it is a sacrifice I am willing to make. Facial recognition technology is very prominent today. Google uses facial recognition to evaluate whether people in one’s phone contacts are present in a photo. I can admit that the technology is not perfect, but mistakes can be corrected. If an innocent student is falsely identified as a threat, the worst that could occur is an encounter with school security and then the eventual resolving of the issue as if it had never happened. Sure, technology can always improve, but facial recognition seems like an enticing prospect. Furthermore, I would never imagine calamities befalling our school, although they could. Facial recognition may still have errors, but so do other alternatives (as proposed in the article).
The introduction of Face ID technology in public places especially in schools seems unnecessarily invasive. Although this security system may prevent dangerous intruders, this invades the privacy of all students and staff members. I can see this being helpful in larger public places such as stadiums and arenas, or smaller places like movie theaters and malls, where there is no exact list or database of people who are “supposed” to be there. And, because there are already so many security cameras in these places, it would not be very different to add in Face ID technology. However, in schools, students and staff have personal IDs. So a better solution could be to show IDs in order to enter, preventing anyone but students and staff from getting in. At my school, we use this system and we also have security guards, so Face ID would not be necessary, but as I previously mentioned, in larger public places, this could be helpful, but I believe there are still better security systems, that are less invasive, especially for young students in schools.
By introducing facial recognition technology to the educational system, administrators would be communicating to the students not only doubt in the students’ characters but also mistrust in the community as a whole. By turning a building full of people into potential suspects, not only would the moral sink rapidly but the trust that may have taken years to build between students and the administration would quickly diminish, transforming a loving and flourishing community into a prison where where anyone can be guilty.
Facial recognition is commonly associated with crime and tracking. In movies we always see spies or assassins tracking people with facial recognition, catching them as they try and flee. While police and airports apply facial recognition like this in real life, there are other uses for it. As Jeremy Engle said, it is already used for our cell phones. The question is, should they be used in schools? The answer: why not? People concerned with their privacy really have nothing to be concerned of. Your facial information is on display to the entire world already. Anyone that walks past you knows it. The only people that should be concerned are those with something to hide so privacy is not a real concern. Also, by putting this software in schools, we limit the threat of strangers entering our schools, increasing safety. While it does not eliminate the threat of dangers within, it will reduce external threats. Facial recognition is a bold and expensive idea, but it could make the children of America safer and should be seriously considered.
After reading the news article on facial recognition, I think facial recognition should be used in schools because of the school’s safety. However, I also think it shouldn’t be used in one case because the article states, “One of the largest of its kind, that found that most commercial facial recognition systems exhibited bias, falsely identifying African-American and Asian faces 10 to 100 times more than Caucasian faces.” This is saying that facial recognition can be used the wrong way by being biased and falsely accusing a race. Facial recognition can be very useful at one time, but the outcomes can be negative as well.
At first, I thought that facial recognition for schools would a safe and smart idea, but after reading that article more it seems to me facial recognition is a bad idea. The article states that African Americans and Asians get identified more than Caucasians, and tiny errors like calling the cops on the wrong person because of their color could prove fatal results. Therefore I do not think facial recognition is safe in schools currently, the system is too flawed and unless these flaws can be fixed it is not safe for schools.
I don't think there should be facial recognition for many reasons. One reason I think schools should not use facial recognition is because sometimes facial recognition does not always recognize your face. This could be a problem because if the system falsely identifies a potential threat, the police might shoot a kid who didn't do anything. Facial recognition is a good concept for preventing deadly massacres, but I think there are better ways to handle a situation. A better way to handle a school shooter is to put highly trained security guards at every door of the school.
I believe that facial ID recognition should be used to a very small extent. I believe that students should be identified on the security camera and get marked in a system, but the police shouldn't be called to the school because the student might not be guilty. Instead, bodyguards should be hired, those bodyguards would take the suspected person into a chamber where they are being held and interrogated until they will come up with a hypothesis on whether he is guilty or not. Since this process can spare many children's lives, I believe that it's the best way to use facial recognition.
I do not think that facial recognition should be placed in schools. I side with Jayde McDonald because it's too risky for the facial recognition system to automatically call the police. Having the system installed could be safer in some ways, but there are too many negatives that outway the system. It is also an invasion of our privacy. originally, I didn't understand why the invasion of privacy was such a controversial topic. But the fact that someone is always watching you 24/7 does creep me out. In the end, Facial recognition in schools would cause more harm than help.
I believe that schools should have face recognition machines because then people are able to identify intruders and other unwanted people who are disrupting the schools. For example the article states “You had an expelled student that would have been put into the system, because they were not supposed to be on school grounds,” Mr. LiPuma said. “They snuck in through an open door. The minute they snuck in, the system would have identified that person.” This shows that if the school had facial recognition then it would keep schools safer than usual. When some schools receive facial recognition then I believe schools will be safer. Facial recognition is harmless because it can identify someone who is not supposed to be in the school, keeping everyone else in the school safe.
Facial recognition could be helpful with keeping schools safe but there are two reasons why it may not be the best choice. The first thing my mind goes to is the facial recognition in an iPhone. That technology does not work 100% of the time. Sometimes it won’t recognize your face or it will recognize your face as someone else's. Another thing to consider is that most students already have IDs. If people are already walking around with their faces around their necks how much more helpful is facial recognition going to be?
I do not feel that schools should be using facial recognition, and I think this because I feel that there is too much room for errors. For example in the text it says “Since the percentages for the false matches are so high, this can lead to very dangerous and completely avoidable situations,” Ms. McDonald said. This shows, that it is a very bad idea to use this Technolgy and it will hurt more than help.
I do not think that facial recognition should be used in schools and here is why. Facial recognition does not always recognize your face, as an iPhone user sometimes my face ID works with other peoples faces. So with that being said , facial recognition is not 100% accurate and could be a potential threat to the school. There is many benefits such as not letting strangers enter the building but there is also many downsides such as false identification or the facial nonrecognition machine get hacked. I also think by using facial recognition in schools would cause student to be scared to come to school. Technology can make people feel scared and not safe.
Personally, I have had no experience with facial recognition technology, but I know many people with the new iPhone Face-ID tech that can scan your face in a matter of milliseconds. This may seem convenient for individual use; however, integrating this invasive technology into our schools seems excessive and not necessary. Some benefits of this technology is that it could drastically improve safety and eliminate the chance for a dangerous individual from entering our school. With this expensive tech, the one downside is that when a student that is registered in the system gets in the school, someone who isn’t in the system could slip into the building. I feel like having security guards (which our school has, and are called Andy Frains) are more effective, as they request that all students enter the building with a valid identification. Our system could be improved with scanning student’s school identification cards as we enter the school to ensure safety. An additional alternative that would be more effective and less invasive than facial recognition is thumbprint technology or an identification scanner, which could grant students access into the building.
As someone who uses an iPhone, I can say that sometimes the facial recognition to unlock my phone that’s calibrated to only know my face, sometimes does not recognize it. Although I’m sure schools would be using different technology for facial recognition than the one used by Apple, that doesn’t change the fact that they are never 100% accurate. I think that the use of this kind of technology can potentially become dangerous for students. Despite the benefits of recognizing sex offenders, people with restraining orders, or credible threats there is still the possibility that students could be falsely identified. As said in the article by the federal government “most commercial facial recognition systems exhibited bias, falsely identifying African American and Asian faces 10 to 100 times more than Caucasian faces”. I believe the potential danger of falsely accusing students can lead to them being scared to come to school. If a student is falsely recognized as a threat it can became a traumatic experience having the police called on you for walking to class. I think schools already do as much as they can with the security service they hire that facial recognition technology and the dangers can be avoided.
@Larissa Eastman I think you have a really good view on this topic. The point that iPhone's don't always recognize your face on the first try is a point that I immediately went to after reading just the title! I never would have thought about the treats it could pose to students if they're falsely identified. And the fact about how it exhibits bias is a very good point.
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