Student IDs Being Replaced by Iris Scanners
Probably less likely to lose their eyes than a card
Kids lose their school IDs but they don't often lose their eyeballs.
That's one of the reasons why a growing number of schools are replacing traditional identification cards with iris scanners. By the fall, several schools -- ranging from elementary schools to colleges -- will be rolling out various iris scanning security methods.
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Funny, when I went to school, we didn't even have "traditional" student IDs until I got to college.