They can be programmed to automatically dim the lights on sunny days or switch on the a.c. for an employee's cubicle when he swipes his IDbadge at the front door.
Hernandez previously carried an IDbadge around in the pre-RFID days, but refuses to do so now because she argues that it makes it appear that she supports the tracking program.
"Today's court ruling affirms NISD's position that we did make reasonable accommodation to the student by offering to remove the RFID chip from the student's smart IDbadge, " the district said in a statement.
Because Plaintiff refuses to carry the Smart IDbadge, she has to stand in a different lunch line for those who are not carrying their Smart card and must pay for lunch by other means.