Student Photo ID Cards

The Board of Education recently adopted Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) Policy 6412, which requires all high school students to visually display their official LPS student photo identification (ID) cards. This requirement will be effective beginning with the 2007-2008 academic school year. The visibly displayed ID cards will add another dimension of safety and security to help identify students associated with each school. The ID cards will also be used as an automated way for students to access their lunch accounts and pay for their school lunches, rather than the previous requirement to manually enter a number on a number pad. Additionally, the ID cards will help to build positive relationships between students and staff at larger schools where staff members do not always have the opportunity to know every student’s name.

Students will be required to wear their school ID cards at all times in school. This practice will require that students will have to move their ID cards from their pockets, wallets, or purses, to break-away lanyards worn around their necks. Appropriate adjustments will be made when students are in certain specific courses such as physical education, industrial arts, etc. Students will also need to show or display their ID cards to purchase all tickets for school activities. As usual, students will be required to have their ID cards and tickets to enter all school dances.

During locker check-out days in August 2007, students will have their pictures taken, ID cards will be made, and school identified break-away lanyards will be given to students to visibly display their ID cards. If a student forgets to bring the ID card to school, he or she will be given an opportunity to receive a temporary or a permanent ID replacement card. There will be no cost to the students for the initial ID cards and lanyards, however students will be assessed a fee for permanent and temporary replacement ID cards.

Please emphasize to your students that the practice of wearing and displaying identification is now a common requirement in many of our businesses and organizations. The world is changing and we need to do all we can to maintain safety and security. Being able to identify people who belong in our building is a critical step towards that process. More information and specific details regarding LPS Policy 6412 will be coming from our school and the district office in the future.

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