Texas is seeking to implement a requirement into their school system that mandates that all students wear a badge that contains a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip. This chipped badge will track students’ physical locations while they are on school premises. The badges have been introduced into two Texas schools. However, there are future plans to implement the chipped badge in 112 schools in Texas.

A student who attends one of the schools that have already put the badge requirement in place refused to wear the RFID badge. The student proclaimed that it would be against her religious beliefs to do so. As a result, she was suspended from school for her refusal.

The student went to court to dispute her suspension and was granted a temporary injunction that allowed her to attend the school without wearing the badge. However, a federal court ruling overturned the injunction stating that the student must wear the chipped badge, or she will have t transfer to a new school.

Is this the future of education in America? Will being chipped be a prerequisite to getting a basic education in the public school system?