Freehold Borough School System becomes the second school system in the nation to test Iris Recognition System.
A visitor management and student sign-out system based on iris recognition cameras have been installed in the Freehold Borough School District. As part of a continuation study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice. The innovative program is designed to improve overall school safety. The new safety system has been developed using the unparalleled accuracy of iris recognition technology to establish the identity of school employees, parents/guardians and visitors.
The nation’s first iris recognition system was installed in the New Egypt school system in Plumsted, NJ in 2003. The new T-PASS system provides a solution which expands on the “Lessons Learned” from the first iris project. This next generation application includes the latest iris recognition hardware and software. In addition a visitor management application has been added that will positively identify people for subsequent visits to the school. The Visitor Management program will also produce visitor badges that include their photo along with the child or school employee’s photo they are visiting or signing out of school.
The Entry Access Control system has also been upgraded to now include the use of iris recognition to tightly control admission to the buildings. School employees have instant access to their school building when they glance at an iris recognition camera and the security software locates their unique iris image in a database and unlocks the door.