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Article: High technology off menu: After 1 day, Wilmette district's use of pupils' fingerprints to pay for lunches is put on hold because of privacy and legal concerns.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- September 7, 2007
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Byline: Lisa Black
Sep. 7--Shortly after rolling out a new lunch program that allows pupils to pay for hot meals with a scan of their fingerprint, Wilmette school officials put the system on hold after learning that a new Illinois law limits the use of biometric information to protect children's privacy.
That, and the system didn't work, perhaps because of grubby fingers or a computer glitch, said officials from Wilmette Elementary School District 39.
"The jury is still out. We tried it just one day, and it was unsuccessful," said interim Supt. Ray Lechner.
In the next few months, District 39 officials expect to consider formally ...