Opening Education

Abstract

More than 400 school districts across the U.S. applied for grants from the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) to be part of a study to strengthen school security through iris-recognition technology. Although such technology has a range of applications, this would be the first implementation in a school setting. The DOJ is building a database on school security to determine the effectiveness of iris technology, choosing three schools in Plumsted Township, New Jersey, as its initial test case.