Persuasive Essay On Tracking Devices In Schools

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Freedom is, “the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical constraint” (Dictionary 1). Everyone has and should have the freedom of many different things. People should not have to be monitored constantly by others, they have their freedom to not be tracked. When students go to school they should not be treated like they are being held in a prison, they should have rules but also be given a little freedom. Therefore, this leads to the main topic, students having I.D. tracking devices. Schools should not put tracking devices in students’ I.D. cards. The idea of knowing where students are to keep them “safe” is actually a major problem dealing with their freedom and a major invasion of their privacy. In addition, “Invasion of privacy is a legal term. It is used to describe a circumstance where an individual or organization knowingly intrudes upon a person. The intrusion occurs when a person has a reasonable expectation …show more content…

Until age eighteen, when the child becomes an adult, the parent or guardian is fully responsible for their child. For example, “In certain situations, if a parent’s actions led to a child committing a crime, either one or both parents could be charged with the crime of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor” (Can 1). Students should only be under authority of the school when they are at the school or at a school event. After these hours, it should be all up to the parent or guardian who takes care of the child. By tracking the students after school hours, the school could get themselves into more than what the asked for. If there are much bigger problems that come up, the school would have to be involved. This causes unnecessary stress on the school and the faculty members who work there. Not only are there these two problems that occur, but there is also one more

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