Question was: I'd love to hear from schools that require students to
wear visible ID on a clip or lanyard, etc. How successful is this? What
are penalties for not having ID?
Answers:
From Wisconsin:
We just started this at our middle school, the high school students have
to have theirs with them but not visible. At this time the only penalty
is they have to go to the back of the lunch line.
From California:
This is something new this year at our school. It was a safety issue
when some off campus students got into a fight with some students. All
students are required to have their ID visible on a lanyard while on
campus. Staff has been very good about setting the example. If a
student doesn't have their ID visible they are asked to produce it and
reminded that it must be visible. If they don't have their ID they are
sent to the office and required to BUY another one for $5.00. They
don't forget often.
From Texas:
I am now an elementary librarian, and was a high school English teacher.
My husband has taught high school for 20 years. At the various high
schools where we have both worked this practice was the rule. It didn't
work. Kids wouldn't wear them. Admin did nothing about it. However, this
year my husband started a new job at a different high school. At his new
school EVERY kid wears his/her ID on a lanyard around the neck. There
are consequences - Kids go to detention if they don't. 3 times in
detention for this infraction they go to Saturday detention. 3 times in
Saturday detention they get 3 days of ISS. (It rarely goes that far,
according to my husband.) Of course there are the requisite phone calls
to parents etc - made by administration (which is probably the key.) The
administration decided that this was important and the practice is
non-negotiable. My understanding is that the first year they had this
rule the kids bucked it, but the admin stayed firm and it is now a
non-issue 3 years later. The kids just do it. According to my husband
the benefits of this system actually working are innumerable. A lot of
schools try it, but generally it is not very successful because teachers
are expected to enforce it with little or no backing from the admin. At
my husband's school, the admin takes the responsibility for enforcement
and it works great!
From Texas:
We require a visible ID badge. In some grade levels, it is highly
successful, depending on the commitment of the Asst. Princ. ("they pay
attention to what we pay attention to").
The library policy is that students must have an ID badge in order to
check out -- it can be either their picture ID badge or a temporary
(paper & dated) badge, but they must have one or the other. That is very
successful for us.
From California:
Our school has just this year begun requiring students to carry a photo
ID on a lanyard around their necks. Some do. Many carry the cd/lanyard
in their pockets. So success is nowhere near 100%. As for penalties, I
have no idea. Perhaps they're not being enforced yet?
From Georgia:
Our high school of about 850 is required to wear photo IDs. We make the
IDs with the ID component of Surpass, our library media program. The
program is very successful. Students are issued one free ID with
lanyard. If they lose them or deface them they have to pay $20 to
replace them ($10.00 for each). We have a very open campus in the
middle of a small downtown. We can easily identify when someone other
than our students is on campus because of the ID. It has been a
worthwhile investment. If a student is caught without an ID he has
detention after the first offense. For the first offense he is given a
Loaner Lanyard for the day. He returns it to the main office at the end
of the day. All our staff and substitutes have IDs as do our venders who
are regularly on campus. Any other visitors or venders must get a
Visitor Lanyard from the secretary in the main office.
From Oregon:
This year is the second year that this has been tried. In the past,
students were "required "to bring ID cards every day, but there was no
enforcement. Two years ago, the principal decreed that it must happen
and would be enforced. Most of the "cool" boys and the gang wannabes
refused to wear it, and since nothing much happened, it sort of died a
natural death. This year she tried again with lots of publicity and
words to the faculty, etc. At first, it was wonderful. We loved it in
the library since we use their barcoded ID cards for checkout. Yes, we
can enter numbers by hand, but it slows us down. Textbook checkout has
never gone so smoothly. However, gradually, enforcement has slacked
off. We still require the card to check out anything and most kids have
them, but not displayed on a lanyard or clip. Teachers are also
required to wear them, but again, some people seem to be able to avoid
consequences (not sure there are any for teachers) Based on my
experience, I would say you need 100% buy-in by staff, a principal who
will make the rules and consequences clear and enforceable.
From Michigan:
We do it at one of the schools. In the past, it's been hit or miss, but
we recently had some identify theft issues and I think there's going to
be more of a serious effort to enforce the policy. Personally, I hope
they do. As for penalties, there aren't any, except in the library. If
you don't have your ID we'll hold your books for 1 day.
From Texas:
We are a very large high school - grades 9-12, 3,800 students -
with a campus that includes 3 large buildings and several smaller ones.
IDs for us are a matter of security, as well as identification. Our
students must wear their IDs on their lanyards at all times while they
are on campus. That includes before and after school. Students have IDs
that hang horizontally and faculty/staff have IDs that hang vertically
(which keeps me from asking the first year teachers for their hall
pass).
Basically, a student cannot come into a classroom, the library,
the cafeteria, or the commons without their ID around their neck. If
they get to school without it they come to my library and get a new one
- they may charge one or pay $5 for one. Each student gets one charge
(we keep up with the paperwork on this in the library). Once an ID is
charged, the student cannot charge another one until it is paid for. If
a student is standing at my desk needing an ID and they already have a
charge, they can pay for one - if they don't have any money on them we
suggest they try to borrow $5 from a friend. If they can't come up with
any money they have to report to an assistant principal's office. At
the office they have a couple of options - the secretaries have software
that will print out a temporary ID that is like a name tag - it sticks
on the student's shirt. The temporary ID has the student's name, grade,
ID number and a black & white picture. The temporary ID also has a date
and can only be worn for one day. This is helpful for kids who know
that they just forgot their ID and it's in their room, car, etc.
Students can have 3 temporary IDs each semester, the software keeps up
with this. After the temporaries are all used up, students without an
ID have to spend the day in in-school suspension. If the in-school
suspensions become too frequent, the punishment moves to Saturday
D-Halls. I should mention that our school day ends at 3:45 p.m., but
our in-school suspension lasts until 5:00 p.m. every day - just a little
more incentive not to go there. There are no exceptions to our ID
rules. No one gets into class without an ID, and it must be worn on the
lanyard at chest level.
If you have other ID questions I will be happy to answer them.
From South Dakota:
I am smiling!!
We have had IDs for 4 years now. It has taken that long to get it across
to the students that they need to wear them. Teachers are to check in
classes and report those not wearing them. They are sent to the office
for a temporary one or to be assigned detention. If the student forgets
them at home or in their car, they are to self-report right away in the
morning to the office & get a temporary one. We allow this only once and
them detention is assigned. Many teachers do not comply because it takes
time and makes them the bad guy. This has been the major problem!
We in the library have been asked/told NOT to check out to students who
do not have IDs. We always ask to see them to make sure that we are
checking out to the right person, but I HATE not checking out because
someone has no ID. I try to comply though. This year it is going much
better but as I stated, it is our 4th year. There is talk of putting the
library barcode on their ID tags and they do have their lunch room ID on
it this year so that is an incentive to wear them too. The biggest
problem other than teachers not enforcing it is that the students do not
see the need for the IDs.
From Kansas:
We have required our students and staff to wear ID's for about 7 or 8
years. At the beginning of each year we take their picture at no
charge. These are used to keep track of lunch accounts and check out
books. They are required to wear the ID on a lanyard (we provide the
first one). We do not allow plastic pockets or clips. We learned that
these are easily abused. On a day they have forgotten their ID they are
required to get a temporary, a little stick-on badge with a light
sensitive sticker that darkens as the day wears on and therefore will be
completely dark the following day if they should try to wear it for more
than one day. The first one is free; all others cost 50 cents. They do
not get to check out books in the library and must go through the lunch
line last as the cooks must look them up. It must be worn on their left
shoulder so it is consistent. We charge $5 for a new photo id--no new
picture is taken (some have requested new photo sessions--but that would
be impossible to manage). Our students are required to wear the ID at
school functions. We make them different each year and vary the layout.
From Virginia:
My boys' school system does this for grades 3 and up for students and
staff. I think they've tried a lot of different things but positive
reinforcement/rewards for wearing it seemed to be more successful than
penalties.
From California:
Ours don't have to wear it, but they are required to have it with them
every day per the student handbook. They cannot check out books or use
the internet if they do not have it to scan. We are required to scan the
card for checkout after one of our schools lost a battle with parents
about books the kids say did not check out. They claimed the librarian
hand entered the number wrong. Now we all scan the cards.
From Texas:
We have been doing that for almost 10 years and it is a constant
struggle. Lanyards are better than clips. They give out temporaries
before 1st period with no consequences. If they are trying to slip
through the day without ID and get caught, they are assigned
after-school detention.
Kathy Bowman
Library Media Teacher
Poly High School
Riverside, CA
kbowman@rusd.k12.ca.us
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