Austin ISD testing out new GPS tech that keeps track of school bus riders

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nearly 1,000 parents in the Austin Independent School District whose children ride the school bus received a letter this week informing them they will be part of a new pilot program.
On March 27, the first Monday after Spring Break, 960 children will get their own ID card to start scanning every time they get on and off their bus. New card readers have been installed on 20 school buses that serve the following campuses:
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders