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Two Opt Out Actions
1. Each high school receiving federal funding is REQUIRED to turn over student information (name, address, phone number) to local military recruiters unless parents opt out in writing. You need to contact your local school superintendent and generate a letter to opt out your child. Section 9528 on pages 559 and 560 of the 670-page reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: SEC. 9528. ARMED FORCES RECRUITER ACCESS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION. If you'd like more information on No Child Left Behind and School Opt-Outs, contact Molly Gibbs mgibbs@olywa.net They can leave a message at (360) 412-1519 and she will contact you to make sure you get a form before Sept 30.
2. At the same time, you
also should print a letter to the Pentagon to opt out of their database. The
Pentagon has developed a database of 30 million 16-25-year-olds, including name,
address, email addresses, cell phone numbers, ethnicity, social security numbers
and areas of study. This database is updated daily and distributed monthly to
the Armed Services for recruitment purposes. You may "opt out" of this
list by sending in the form generated through Leave My Child Alone, and your
child's information will be moved to a "suppression file." The
Pentagon retains the information, but does not release it. The fact that the
data is maintained in a "suppression file" hardly grants parents peace
of mind. With recent reports of massive security breaches at data firms, the
fact that such detailed information about our sons and daughters has been in use
for 3 years without parental consent or knowledge is troubling.
Joint Advertising and Marketing Research & Studies
Office (JAMRS)
Attention: Opt Out
4040 North Fairfax Drive, Ste. 200
Arlington,
“Be sure to return your Opt Out form to your local school principal as soon as possible. Most District deadlines are the end of September. If you have further questions about the military presence in your school, or related questions, contact Molly Gibbs at mgibbs@olywa.net ”
U.S. Army Recruiter Handbook .pdf file http://www.usarec.army.mil/im/formpub/REC_PUBS/p350_2.pdf
U.S. Army School Recruitment Program Handbook http://www.usarec.army.mil/im/formpub/REC_PUBS/p350_13.pdf
Military Enlistment Contract http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/military_enlistment.pdf
10 Points to Consider Before Signing a Military Enlistment Agreement http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/19_03/ten193.shtml
Military Myths Statistics http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/military_myths_statistics.htm
The Recruitment Minefield by Bill Bigelow, Rethinking Schools http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/19_03/recr193.shtml
CO Guide 2001 by Ben Richmond, FUM .pdf file http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/COGuide_2001.pdf
Military Myths Curriculum A Five-Day Classroom Curriculum by New York Collective of Radical Educators .pdf file http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/Military_Myths_Curriculum.pdf
In Harm's Way by Veterans For Peace, Chapter 54 .pdf file http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/In_harm_s_Way.pdf
No Child Left Unrecruited http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/no_child_left_unrecruited.htm
Counter Recruiting ... Know All You Can Know ... Truth in Recruiting http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/recruiting.htm
Raising Conscientious Objector Consciousness among Our Youth - Six Lesson Plans for U.S. Friends High School First Day Programs .pdf file http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/co-consciousness.pdf
The Quaker Peace Testimony http://criticalconcern.com/peacetestimony.html
Wage Peace (Iraq) http://criticalconcern.com/wagepeace.html
Community Opposition Sends Marine JROTC Unit Into Retreat .pdf file http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/jrotcopposition.pdf
New Army JROTC Curriculum - Old Problems .pdf file http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/New-Army-JROTC-Curriculum.pdf
UNCLE SAM WANTS...Your Child's Name, Phone Number, and Address by Oskar Castro .pdf file http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/UNCLESAMWANTS-Castro.pdf
The Military Out of Our Schools Strategies for Action http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/strategies4action.pdf
The Project of Youth and Non-Military Opportunities http://www.projectyano.org/index.html
Are Your Students Getting A Balanced Education About the Military? .pdf file http://criticalconcern.com/swords-plowshares/balncdedabtmil.pdf
