[avryhof]

Sure. 1. Put a bus monitor in an official looking uniform on the bus instead of a bus driver. 2. Have the bus route programmed into the bus. 3. Have each student badge/scan in to the bus, and determine which stops to make based on that. 4. Announce which student the stop is for, and have them badge/scan out. 5. Have a (opt-in) system that can alert parents if the student fails to scan in to the bus on the prescribed route.

This system could also be used for management of permission slips for students going home with friends, and help homeroom teachers determine which students came to school, but decided to skip class.

[Overtonwindow]

An enterprising student has been disciplined for taking money from other students in exchange for scanning their bus passes.....

/s

With a wry smile I cannot wait to see what the next generation of preteen hackers do with school-related automation.

[adanto6840]

Can't help but concur, indeed. Sadly, I feel that I need to warn my children against this now. Plenty of harmless, curiosity-minded things that I did in high school 15 years ago could potentially result in a prison sentence these days. =(

[Overtonwindow]

My wife and I have a list of things our children will NOT have. Near the top of that is anything with a webcam or camera. I wonder if there are internet safety classes/camps for kids. Kind of like the scared straight prison visits?

Ok everyone, today we're going to meet John. When John was 13 he sent a "selfie" to his girlfriend. Now John is on the "Sex Offender List" and he can't get a job, or use a computer, or even live in most places...

I think children should be taught, aggressively, about the dangers of the internet, and in particular how easy it is for them to become victims. Fourth Period Internet Class.