Texas school districts distribute DNA kits in case of emergencies like Uvalde

[Nevilledog]

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Texas Gov Greg Abbott is choosing to send DNA kits to schools that parents can use to identify their children’s bodies AFTER they’ve been murdered rather than pass gun safety laws to proactively protect their lives.

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Texas school districts distribute DNA kits in case of emergencies like Uvalde
Texas public school systems are set to distribute DNA and fingerprint identification kits...
7:03 AM · Oct 17, 2022

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Texas public school systems are set to distribute DNA and fingerprint identification kits for K-8 students to parents who wish to participate.

The state Legislature passed a law in spring 2021 requiring the Texas Education Agency to give inkless in-home fingerprint and DNA identification cards to each public school system in Texas. The kits will be made available at each primary-level campus. The cards are intended to be kept by guardians who can give them to law enforcement in order to potentially help find missing or trafficked children.

In the Houston Independent School District, the largest in the state, kit distribution will begin this week.

“Caregivers are under no obligation to use the kits, but they must be informed by your institution that the available kits will allow them to have a set of their child’s fingerprints and DNA in that they can turn over to law enforcement in case of an emergency,” reads a letter to recently sent to all HISD principals.

Other districts, such as Clear Creek ISD, have already begun to notify parents that the kits are available.

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Insanity.

[Farmer-Rick]

1. Much like dog tags

They use to issue dog tags in the military to identify bodies on the battlefield. But then, they went to DNA testing identification and no longer issue dog tags.

This is what they are doing with school kids in Texas. The kids are obviously in a war zone.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. I'm sure that makes parents feel so much better.

[Solly Mack]

3. Nope. Nothing warped about that. Nothing at all. Makes perfect sense.

If more and more mutilated and dead children are considered an acceptable loss because gun safety laws are just so onerous.

Wouldn't want to offend a gun.

[Nevilledog]

8. This is so heartbreaking

[Solly Mack]

9. It is.

And infuriating.

[IcyPeas]

4. "it could've been worse" - Greg Abbott

[Lucinda]

5. FFS...

[Boomerproud]

6. Here mom and dad, one thing to make life easier if your child gets

mowed down st school. Jeez!

[gratuitous]

7. Anything's better than regulating firearms

Because it's far too risky: What if it worked to reduce gun violence and senseless deaths?