Topic: School Surveillance

A school bus driver in Fremont County, Colorado, was fired and faces criminal charges after being caught on surveillance video slapping a 10-year-old student. The incident reportedly began as a dispute over the student's mask placement. This marks the second time the driver, identified as Bertram Jacquez, has reacted physically toward a student.

A socialist student was identified as the shooter at Arapahoe High School, where an armed security officer intervened. Meanwhile, officials claim video evidence exists of the Tsarnaev brothers at the Boston Marathon, yet the footage has not been released to the public for security reasons.

The hosts predict that the government will eventually use a major domestic tragedy, such as a school shooting or murder, to justify expanding the use of NSA metadata for general law enforcement. They argue that the current "terrorism only" limitation will be discarded when officials claim that lives could have been saved if they had used the data. This transition toward a "non-risk society" is described as a move toward out-and-out fascism.

Listeners share stories of intense school lockdown drills, including one in New Jersey where students were told they were being monitored through "secret windows." These drills often involve police presence and are criticized for traumatizing children under the guise of safety.

Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools in North Carolina are implementing anti-bullying advertisements on school buses. The campaign utilizes the "See Something, Say Something" slogan, encouraging students to call a dedicated phone number to report peer harassment. The initiative aims to reduce chaos and fear during the daily commute for students.

The discussion returns to the implications of RFID tracking, noting that some California schools have implemented chips in backpacks and clothing, as well as fingerprinting for lunch programs. The subtext of television dramas is analyzed, suggesting they subconsciously sell the "value" of tracking technology to the public by framing it as a solution to child abductions.

The George Miller Children's School in Richmond, California, has implemented an RFID tracking system where children wear jerseys embedded with sensors. While officials claim the system saves "man-hours" on attendance and improves safety, the hosts condemn it as an "inventory system" for children. They express outrage that the technology, funded by a federal grant, treats students like trackable assets.