One US school backs out of biometrics contract, another is going big

With almost no explanation, a high school in the U.S. state of Maine reportedly has backed out of a biometric identification contract.

According to local news publisher The Maine Wire, officials at Caribou High School have sent word to the parents of 460 students that they were looking for another attendance system.

No other details reportedly were offered.

Earlier reports indicated that a contract with biometrics vendor identiMetrics had been signed. The system was to be operational this year.

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