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Under the No Child Left Behind Act, schools that receive federal funds are required to provide names of high school juniors and seniors, their addresses, and telephone listings to military recruiters upon request.
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The only "out" for parents to eliminate phone calls from recruiters is to sign an "opt out" form.
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"If a student or their parents sign the (opt out) form, their name and private information is excluded not only from recruiters, but from all lists, such as college scholarships, honors and even the yearbook," said Boyle County High School principal Elmer Thomas. "All the districts have similar opt out forms. However very few sign it because the students do not want to be left out of their high school yearbook." "What senior doesn't want to be in the yearbook? That is the only reason I signed. My son has collected yearbooks since elementary school," Allen said.
Originally posted by mOjOm
If you're male you're supposed to register with Selective Services anyway when you become 18. So if they are looking to recruit you they can just use that list.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Yes, but we're talking about school age children, 9th graders, not 18 year olds.
Originally posted by mOjOm
Well, I don't know why we're talking about 9th graders since this has nothing to do with them.
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, schools that receive federal funds are required to provide names of high school juniors and seniors, their addresses, and telephone listings to military recruiters upon request.
Originally posted by anniejhops
The "opt out" is part of the privacy act. I have no idea how it has been interpreted to keep some child out of a year book. Unless year books suddenly publish addresses with names it would not make sense.