Peace Homework Summer 2005
Stop High School Recruitment
AMP thinks that military recruitment at high
schools is both a family privacy nightmare —
and a possible warm-up to the Draft.
Parents and Grandparents: We want you to
know that you have the right to deny recruiters
access to your child’s information. You can “Opt
Out” your child from both the public school and
Pentagon lists.
Protect your child from military recruiters. Call
or write your legislators. Urge them to support
H.R. 551, the Student Privacy Protection Act of
2005, a bill to change the current system by
requiring written permission to have your child’s
name released to military recruiters.
Attend your local school board and PTA meetings
to voice your dissatisfaction with the practice of
preparing young people to go to war.
Access the Internet. Leave My Child Alone is
just one of the online sites designed to help you
find resources to refute the false promises of
recruiters. At LeaveMyChildAlone.org you
can:
- Create a customized "Opt Out" letter
addressed to your school district
- "Opt Out" from the Pentagon’s
database
- Become a citizen co-sponsor of H.R.
551, federal legislation to change the
system from "Opt Out" to "Opt In"
- Tell your friends how to "Opt Out"
their children
AMP also urges you to contact the media and your elected representatives about this important issue:
Use the these links find out how to reach the organizations and individuals you wish to contact. We urge you to make sure to contact your local newspapers and radio/tv stations as well as national media.
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