No Recruit Left Behind;
The Do-Not-Recruit List
The No Child Left Behind bill signed by President Bush has some other provisions just coming to some people's attention, as military recruiters step up their efforts to fill quotas for the seemingly endless war in Iraq.
Under the education bill signed by President Bush in 2002, schools must provide military recruiters with student contact information -- including home address and telephone number -- or lose federal funding.
You know what comes next. Recruiters begin calling or knocking on the door.
It turns out there is an easy, but unpublicized, way to prevent that. The LA Times reports that parents can ask in writing that their sons' and daughters' info not be provided to the military. In California, there are efforts underway to let parents know about that option.
posted by xoff @ 2:46 PM
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And some of us thought that only Right Wing Nuts listened to Art Bell. Every male U. S. Citizen 18 to 25 must register with the Selective Service.
So… what the hell is the big deal with No Child Left Behind? You talk as if these kids will be sent to Area 51 or Roswell or forced to room with Cindy Sheehan.
Actually, the law provides that the contact information for all high school juniors and seniors be given to recruiters. We are talking, in most cases, about 16- and 17-year-olds.
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