Fionna Elliot does not look like a firebrand. A hard-working mother, she has never had the time or the interest to dabble in politics.
Yet when the local primary school wrote to her saying they were about to fingerprint her son Alexander, eight, and daughter Jessica, only six, she was furious....Ministers have suggested that every British subject should have their DNA placed on a national database.
And already, the State has the DNA records of nearly a million children, some as young as five.
Now the Government is actively encouraging cash-strapped schools - short of teachers, sports facilities and even books - to spend £20,000 or more on fingerprinting systems.
In the short time since the practice began unannounced in 2001, nearly 6,000 pupils have had their 'dabs' taken throughout the country.
Every week another 20 schools join the list.
So concerned are parents that, backed by academics and experts on privacy, they have launched a campaign against the fingerprinting of children in schools.
Source - Daily Mail
