Richland One Students To Receive Child ID Kits

This week all Richland One schools are scheduled to receive child identification kits courtesy of the state’s credit unions. The shipments are part of a statewide initiative from the SC Credit Union League, Inc. to provide ID kits for every student in the state from kindergarten to 12th grade. Students will take home the kits which include materials and instructions that will allow parents to fingerprint their children and collect DNA samples.

The kits are provided at no cost to the district or parents. They are part of a statewide effort to protect South Carolina’s children. Concerns about adequately identifying children grew out of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, where children were separated from their families. Statewide, more than 700,000 kits have been purchased from the National Child Identification Program.

For more information, please contact the Richland One Office of Communications at 231-7510 or 231-7504.