Minns critical of school fingerprint system

City council leader Carl Minns has criticised Hull Trinity House School for installing a biometric fingerprint system for pupils to get their school meals.

Councillor Minns says it goes against guidance issued to schools by the council.

He believes there is a significant security risk and does not want the data of children to be held in this manner.

The school, in Princes Dock Street, city centre, started using the system this week.

Cllr Minns told the Mail: "My principal objection is on the grounds of information security.

"At some point the school will have to store a child's data on a computer and if it is subject to hacking or proper security is not there, then once the data is out there, it is out there for life and you can't get it back.

"In terms of paying for school meals with this system, given the risks it entails, is it worth it for paying for a meal?"

No one at the school was available to comment.