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- My son or daughter is or
will soon be a high school senior. Can I stop military
recruiters from sending him or her recruitment mail?
- Absolutely! The No Child
Left Behind Act obliges schools to provide contact information on
children in the school to military recruiters, or risk losing
Federal funding. However, schools are also required to advise
parents that they can direct the school to exclude their
child(ren)'s information. It's called opting out. Check with the
school adminstration to find out how this is done in your district.
- If I opt out for my child,
will he or she still receive information from colleges?
- There is no reason why (s)he shouldn't.
However it may be wise to let the school office know that you are
opting out only for military recruitment literature.
- I understand
that military recruiters are very frequently present in schools these
days. Do they have unlimited access?
- Again, the No Child Left Behind Act obliges schools
to allow military recruiters the same access that they provide to
colleges and other career counselors. However this should be
limited to particular times and places in the school environment.
If recruiters seem to be all over your child's school, for
example in the lunchroom and other places where students gather, you
can object and ask the administration to limit this access.
- Is there any way I
can prevent military recruiters from approaching my son or daughter at
school?
- The best way to do that is simply to encourage your
child to tell recruiters (s)he is not interested. Most likely
that is all it will take. However, if a recruiter is aggressive
or annoying, you and your child should report that to school
authorities.
- Where can I get more
detailed information about all of this, including how to alert other
parents to what is going on in our schools?
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