-Caveat Lector-
What a shame that only a Bible believing Fundamentalist finds anything
wrong with totalitarian enchroachments in the schools! Where is the ACLU on
this?
>Philip Hudok, a physics and chemistry teacher with 22 years of
>service has taken a firm stand that he will not wear the tags.>
>He says the ID tags wrongfully assign numbers to people, which,
>he says, the Bible warns=against.
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Bar-coded IDs for students, teachers
Controversy erupts in rural West Virginia
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By David M. Bresnahan
1999 WorldNetDaily.com
A stubborn teacher and a small group of students and parents in
a rural high school are saying no to a policy in which every
faculty member and pupil are required to wear a visible ID tag,
complete with picture and bar code.
They are standing in the community of Elkins, West Virginia, on
religious grounds and are being treated with scoffs and ridicule
by some school officials. One school board member has even left
threats on his answering machine to use "satanic power" on his
critics.
Randolph County School District has implemented the use of ID
tags that incorporate a photo and bar code at Elkins High
School. Students, faculty, and employees must wear the tags on a
cord around their necks in plain view at all times.
Philip Hudok, a physics and chemistry teacher with 22 years of
service has taken a firm stand that he will not wear the tags.
He says the ID tags wrongfully assign numbers to people, which,
he says, the Bible warns=
against.
"I sent letters to the administration prior to the first day of
implementation that I could not and would not be able to
participate in the ID badge program. I refused on religious
grounds and a Nazi-like, 'papers please' mindset," explained
Hudok.
In addition to pointing out references to the "Mark of the
Beast" in the Book of Revelation, Hudok also cites Chronicles
Chapter 21. A portion of it reads, "1: And Satan stood up
against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 7: And God
was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel."
Article 3, section 15 of the West Virginia Constitution states:
"... nor shall any man be enforced, restrained, molested or
burdened, in his body or goods, or otherwise suffer, on account
of his religious belief ... " Apparently the Randolph County
School District officials haven't read that provision.
Initially the principal, Tom Pritt, agreed to permit Hudok to
wear a badge of his own making. The handmade badge said simply,
"EHS Physics Teacher."
Superintendent of Schools Glen Karlen has stated that the ID
tags are to provide for a safer school environment. He says they
will prevent violence in the school.
"The primary purpose of the ID system is to protect the students
and the staff. There is no intention to infringe on anybody's
rights," Karlen explained to the school board.
The tags give a visual means to determine if there is someone in
the school who should not be there. They are also used as
admission to school events and activities, and the bar code
provides a cashless payment system for school meals.
Police and drug-sniffing dogs were not wearing the authorized
visitor's passes of the school when they conducted a failed drug
raid on Nov. 19. Hudok complained to the school board about the
event.
Students were selected at random and lined up against walls
while dogs sniffed them for drugs. Hudok and students claim the
dogs urinated on students' personal belongings and in the halls.
No drugs were found.
"Not so much as an apology has ever been issued," remarked
Hudok.
The drug raid was conducted as a deterrent, not because there
was evidence to suspect any students had drugs in the school,
according to Sgt. M. B. Cunningham of the Elkins detachment of
the West Virginia State Police.
"We think that those dogs coming in here from time to time are a
deterrent," said Cunningham who confirmed that the raid did take
place. He said they purposely used their more passive dogs to
prevent injury to the children in the school.
"Ben is a more aggressive dog," he explained of the animal left
out of the raid.
Karlen supports the drug raids and says they will continue.
"That's almost a nationwide program, bringing drug dogs in. It's
always our hope that they won't find anything," explained Karlen
in response to Hudok's complaint.
Hudok is not alone in his concern. About 30 to 40 of the 1,000
students in the school have protested, along with their parents.
Some have been suspended.
Teachers are required to check all students for their ID at the
start of each class and activity. Hudok refuses to enforce the
ID program in his classroom.
Hudok strained the system to the limit with his actions, and his
homemade ID was determined to be insufficient. Pritt placed
Hudok on a "two-day improvement plan," something similar to a
detention program for misbehaving children.
Hudok was required to comply fully with the program. He did not,
and found himself before the school board. Despite several
meetings and closed-door sessions with an attorney, no
resolution was reached.
"I was given an ultimatum to comply by Jan. 4 or face
disciplinary action, including possible termination of my
employment," explained Hudok. He requested an exemption for
students and teachers be provided for those with religious
concerns.
When Hudok arrived back at school from Christmas break, he was
not wearing the prescribed ID card and did not check students as
they entered the room. He was in trouble. This time he was
threatened with more than a dunce cap or detention.
"I was summoned to the board office with Mr. Karlen, Mr. Pritt,
and assistant superintendent Mrs. Kolson present," explained
Hudok. "I was notified that the student exemption request was
not accepted and I was asked to sign an accommodation document
which included enforcement of the student bar coded ID
requirement. I was told that failure to do so meant that I was
suspended until a hearing for dismissal could be arranged."
Hudok arrived for school as usual the next day, wearing his own
version of the ID. Pritt was there waiting for him, and demanded
that he sign some papers of agreement or get out. A student
witnessed the effort to force compliance, and Hudok refused.
Pritt said he would call Karlen to arrange for police to escort
Hudok from the room. They never came.
After three hours of classes Hudok was approached by the local
TV news crew for an interview. It was then that he learned that
Karlen had notified all the local press that an agreement had
been reached. The press was falsely told that Hudok was now in
compliance.
"They're lying. How do you deal with liars," asked Hudok.
After an appearance on a talk radio show by Hudok, the school
board and administration has been flooded by calls. One school
board member, Mark Rizzio, was getting so many calls he left
this message on his answering machine:
"You have reached 666. If you would like to leave a message we
will get back to you as soon as possible. If that isn't quick
enough we will use our satanic powers to get back to you even
sooner."
"The school board members' phone numbers are in the phone book,
so I gave them out on the air," said Hudok.
He believes the school board is trying to get the controversy to
go away. Not only did Karlen tell the press that the issue was
settled when it wasn't, on Thursday he canceled school after a
small storm.
"Today was a snow day, but actually there wasn't that much
snow," said Hudok in a phone interview Thursday.
"I think they're trying to regroup and decide what they're going
to do," he said.
Hudok now has some help on the way. The Rutherford Institute has
agreed to take on his case, and is planning a nationwide
fund-raising campaign to provide a legal defense fund.
What does the school administration think of Hudok's plans for
national attention to his cause?
"I think they're in a real frenzy down there," said Hudok.
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