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In Komi, children will be allowed into school using their fingerprints
Fingerprint admission systems are being installed in schools in the Komi Republic, the press service of the regional Ministry of Education told Interfax.
Such a system is being introduced in educational institutions as part of the “Information Society” state program. The biometric access system has already been installed in test mode at school No. 21 in Syktyvkar and school No. 10 in Ukhta.
The equipment uses a scanner to identify a person by physical characteristics, and then compares the received data with what is already in the database.
“The equipment installed in the pilot institutions are readers that can identify a person in three variations: by fingerprints, by “student cards” and universal electronic cards. When identified using any of the possible methods, a comparison is made with the data of the student and teacher entered in advance or parents. The system will be put into commercial operation on September 1,” said Dmitry Belyaev, acting Minister of Education of the Komi Republic.
With the introduction of such complexes in schools, it will be easier to keep track of class attendance and inform parents whether their child went to school (the system provides SMS notification), but it will be more difficult for outsiders to enter an educational institution.
In September 2012, the introduction of a school pass system based on fingerprints was discussed in Izhevsk (Republic of Udmurtia) .