Episode 1355 • • 38:56 - 41:42
1355: Stilts and Steroids
Exeter High School Prom, Student Branding, and "Kovogatchi" Concept
Parents at Exeter High School in New Hampshire expressed outrage after unvaccinated students had numbers written on their hands for contact tracing during the senior prom. The school defended the "branding" as a way to allow a near-normal experience. This led to a satirical suggestion for a "Kovogatchi"—a contact-tracing device modeled after the 1980s Tamagotchi toy.