By Chris Burt, Biometric Update

Biometric systems for school safety and security continue to gain ground in the U.S., with more rollouts unveiled and a new director appointed by ROC. But the recent reprimand issued by a UK regulator shows the fine line that must be walked for compliance in school settings.

Schools in the township of Sparta, New Jersey, and the Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin have each selected visitor management system with facial recognition from Singlewire Software.

Visitor Aware, which includes facial recognition and ID scanning, collects each visitor’s name, ID document, date of birth, address and sex, along with a facial photo. It then checks the data against the National Sex Offenders Registry, most wanted lists from Interpol and the FBI, as well as the FBI’s lists of wanted hijackers, terrorists, and its “Seeking Information” watchlist, TAPinto Sparta reports. The system does not perform checks for criminal history, outstanding warrants, or immigration databases.

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