Advocating Education and Vocational Training
as an alternative to Military Service

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No Child Left Behind

Background Articles

Military Recruitment in U.S. High Schools Under the No Child Left Behind Act
(a 1-page fact sheet)

Text of Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act
Regarding Military Recruitment

Military Recruiting Law Puts Burden on Parents
By Elaine Rivera
Originally Published in the Washington Post Sunday, November 24, 2002; Page C01

No Child Unrecruited: Should the military be given the names of every high school student in America?
By David Goodman (Originally published in the November/December 2002 Issue of Mother Jones.)

UNCLE SAM WANTS... Your Child's Name, Phone Number, and Address
The passage of recent “school reform” legislation intended to improve upon the nation’s school systems also allows the military access to private student information.

if only military recruiters had a Do-Not-Call list. or Why you might want to be wary of those recruiting calls and the legislation that makes them possible.
from the Student Peace Action Network

Military Recruiters Getting a Foot in Door: Federal Education Bill Requires High Schools to Share Student Data
by Susan Milligan
Published on Thursday, November 21, 2002 by the Boston Globe

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Student Organizing

Sample Student Petition

Sample Student Letter to take name off list

High School Students Rights: What Every Student Should Know


Parent Organizing

Sample Parent Petition

Sample Parent Letter to take son/daughter's name off list

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Strategies for Action

Has Your School Given YOUR Private Information to the Military? (1 page handout)
Across the nation, students and activists are taking action, saying NO to the increased militarization of our schools

The Military Out of Our Schools - Strategies for Action (1 page handout)

It's Time to Teach Peace and Make Our High Schools Military-Free Zones!
What recruiters and JROTC don't tell students a the military
(3 page handout)

War. A Possible Draft. Military Recruiters and Programs in Our Schools
What YOU can do
(1 page handout)