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New DPS ID system has some Detroit parents concerned about privacy issues

By "eAdvocate"

1-17-2011 Michigan: Local parents and civil liberties proponents are asking whether a new Detroit schools ID system designed to keep sex offenders out of schools is too intrusive. According to a report in community newspaper the Michigan Citizen, some parents are fearful that their names will be run through law-enforcement databases for reasons other than a sex-offender search. As a result, the ACLU of Michigan is looking at the issue. Jan. 14, The Michigan Citizen: The local American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the district on the issue. ?We?ve been contacted by concerned community members ... we have some concerns but it?s important to know exactly what?s happening in the school district before we move forward,? said Rana Elmir, Communications Director of the ACLU Michigan...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 17, 2011 (boomark / email).