Parents outraged at high school military recruitment
06/23/05
A little-known provision in the No Child Left Behind Act that compels public high schools to open their doors and pupil records to military recruiters has some parents, students and anti-war groups up in arms. 'We think most people were unaware of it,' Amy Hagopian, co-president of the Garfield High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association in Seattle and an active counter-recruiter in the school, said of the provision. Hagopian said parents are just becoming aware of the policy, which gives recruiters the same access to high school campuses and students' phone numbers and addresses as colleges and businesses have. Districts that don't comply could risk annual federal funding... [editor's note: And the next time you hear, "It's for the CHILL-DRENNN!" remind the speaker of this "unintended" atrocity - SAT]
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,160406,00.html
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A little-known provision in the No Child Left Behind Act that compels public high schools to open their doors and pupil records to military recruiters has some parents, students and anti-war groups up in arms. 'We think most people were unaware of it,' Amy Hagopian, co-president of the Garfield High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association in Seattle and an active counter-recruiter in the school, said of the provision. Hagopian said parents are just becoming aware of the policy, which gives recruiters the same access to high school campuses and students' phone numbers and addresses as colleges and businesses have. Districts that don't comply could risk annual federal funding... [editor's note: And the next time you hear, "It's for the CHILL-DRENNN!" remind the speaker of this "unintended" atrocity - SAT]
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,160406,00.html
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Starmail - 24. Jun, 10:26
