Goodbye, Student IDs—Hello, Iris Scanners:

Goodbye, Student IDs—Hello, Iris Scanners

Is iris recognition technology in schools a good idea or an invasion of privacy?

Iris scanners are being used for multiple reasons at schools around the country. (Photo: Getty Images)

Iris scanning sounds like a procedure from a science fiction movie.

But it’s real, and it’s coming to a school near you.

From elementary schools to colleges, iris scanning is replacing student ID cards as a security and identification method. This summer, according to CNN, Winthrop University in South Carolina is testing out iris scanning technology during freshman orientation.

“Iris scanning has a very high level of accuracy, and you don’t have to touch anything,” James Hammond, head of Winthrop University’s