Originally Posted by
txrus
Thanks for reminding us-we have at least one TSA screener, Ms. Wanda Weems, who did exactly that...came to EWR where she worked in her uniform, changed to civvies in the ladies room & then boarded her flight. She was only caught because someone saw her getting changed & reported her to the PAPD, as I recall, who then boarded the flight & pulled her, & her unscreened bag, off.
If one has done it, no doubt there are/were others who have done it & gotten away with it.
Therefore,
anyone & everyone going to the 'sterile' side must be screened prior to entry regardless of reason. Anything less is nothing but security theater aka the TSA
+1
To call it a "sterile" area and then differentiate on the basis of flying or "working" is ridiculous. Imagine a "sterile" operating theater where people had to wear masks and scrub their hands if they're observing the surgery but not if they're "working." Germs are germs, regardless of whether someone is working or not. People are people and can take Bad Things into the "sterile" area, regardless of whether they're working or not.