Judge stops school from expelling girl who refused to wear tracking device

[jettakd]

A Texas high school student will be allowed to continue going to class for now despite her refusal to cooperate with a program that forces pupils to be mandatorily tracked with computer chips.

Andrea Hernandez was told she’d be expelled from John Jay High School’s Science and Engineering Academy in San Antonio starting next week if she insists any

Comments

[ragnor144]

I'm glad that it is being challenged, but I kind of wish that it wasn't under the "Mark of the Beast" objection by the student. I think some people will write this off as a legitimate privacy concern because of the religious aspect.

[mamasboo]

True, I don't want the bigger picture lost due to people who freak out when religion is mentioned. I respect her reasons to not want to be tracked and it seems obvious to me that anyone and everyone should fight such a ridiculous thing, but religion will make it harder to be taken seriously.

Are the teachers also being tracked? What's the point and what's the lesson here, exactly? That when you're an adult your boss/job should be tracking you, too? I also don't see how it makes anyone safer.

[tilmon]

If you think that religion will make anyone take her less seriously, you haven't been to Texas.

[toxic_glory]

nearly spit my drink out reading this

but yeah, I don't think it'll necessarily hurt her case. it could make it into more of a freedom of religion issue

[caketime]

Mabye she thinks it's the only way she'll be taken seriously. Because obv the school doesn't give a shit about privacy.