Is this the ultimate goal of "No Child Left Behind" types of legislation?

[Nikki Stone 1]

I just saw this in The Guardian and since we seem to be going in the same direction in regard to "security", I wonder if the info provided by No Child Left Behind (and future bills) will create this kind of problem.

http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,,1868271,00.html

Children fear intrusion of national database, report finds

David Batty
Friday September 8, 2006
Guardian Unlimited

Children fear that the government's national database of every child in England will expose rather than protect them from harm, according to a report published today.

Young people were suspicious of the motives behind the creation of the children's index, which will allow professionals to share information about 11 million children, a study by the children's commissioner forEngland said.

Many of those questioned believed the system would be "incredibly intrusive" and deter them from using sexual and mental health services for fear this would be disclosed to their school or parents.

The study found that children feared the £224m index, which allows professionals to flag up concerns on an individual's file, could be misused by unscrupulous or abusive staff, with particular concern raised that child abusers could use it to conceal abuse.

Older teenagers were concerned that the index was a Big Brother-style means of keeping track of young people and some pledged to try to evade being entered into the system, the researchers said.

[shain from kane]

1. Eugenics. Google Prescott Bush family and eugenics. Good reading. n/t