in a high school, a connected keychain creates controversy among parents

The parents of the students of the Parisian high school Rocroy-Saint-Vincent-De-Paul do not flee. They learned that the next return of this private institution in the 10th district, their children would be equipped with a keychain connected to validate their current presence, reports Tuesday Le Parisien .

"To have it permanently on them" It is in the rules of procedure that was recently incorporated this novelty, but it is also explained on the website of this establishment: "the students receive at the beginning of the year a keychain connected they must have permanently on them, it will be a help to ensure the presence of each of them in clbad, sports facilities, the CDI and during outings, but also during safety exercises. In case of forgetting the badge, the student will be penalized and in case of loss, he will have to pay 10 euros.

An online petition . Part of the parents of the 1,700 students of this school have since been standing up. A petition was even put online last Friday to protest against this measure. Rather than implement this technology, the school "must question the management of absences, even reviewing its system become unsuitable", it is written.

The call in a few seconds, argues the management . The management responded with a letter on the school's website in order to minimize the impact of its key rings on the daily school life. The result of a partnership with the Newschool start-up, these keychains will be connected to the direct school software "which allows to make the call in a few seconds". The goal? Prevent parents from missing their clbadmates in clbad. "The keychain is harmless: the bluetooth only activates when the teacher makes the call", is it also specified. Personal data "are protected and encrypted, in agreement with the CNIL", specifies the direction. And to add that this equipment will also facilitate the pbadage in the canteen or the loan of books to the CDI.