Anaheim : Fingerprinting Set at 3 Junior High Schools

A fingerprinting identification program for children will begin next Thursday at three Anaheim schools.

The “Kids Identified at School” program, open to students in all Anaheim public schools, offers parents an opportunity to have children fingerprinted for security purposes. It is sponsored by the Anaheim City School District, Anaheim Union High School District and the Anaheim police. Parental permission to fingerprint a child is required, and all information and prints will be kept by parents.

“As concern grows for the welfare of children in our rapidly changing society, more effort is being made to ensure ways of combating the rising problem of lost, kidnaped or runaway children,” said Mayor Don Roth. “The council is pleased to see the combined effort of our Police Department and school districts in the development of this new identification program.”

The first of three fingerprinting sessions will be at Ball Junior High School on next Thursday and March 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Future sessions will begin at the same times at Orange View Junior High School, April 25 and 26, and at Sycamore Junior High School, May 23 and 24.