ID badges have been commonplace for school visitors for years – but unlike the laminated "VISITOR" squares printed on the construction paper of the past, many schools have adopted high-tech badge policies which require bar codes, visitor names, and sometimes even photos. A Cincinnati area school district has announced that it’s taking it one step further.

Visitors now wishing to enter any Walter-Verona Independent School must now present their drivers license to a security guard, who will run a background check against a national sex offender registry. If the background is satisfactory, the visitor is presented with a badge showing their name and drivers license photo. The badge will also track the amount of time the visitor is in the school.
Parents and administrators have been supportive of the new security measures, saying that enhanced security is most crucial at the elementary school level. High school principal Mark Krummen says the cost of the system (about $1,000 plus a laptop computer) is well worth the security the new system should provide: "The tradeoff to prevent something like that from happening with data security is huge."
For schools that cannot afford this unique system, there are other options. Expiring visitor badges clearly identify visitors, and only work for 24 hours.
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