Fairfax County’s public school system is rolling out card readers that students will tap as they board and exit their school buses beginning this fall.
The new system will look familiar to regular bus riders, but students will be using new ID cards instead of fare cards, and each tap will help the district track students on their way to and from school.
Fairfax schools will distribute the ID cards beginning in the 2026-27 school year as part of a system-wide transportation modernization effort…