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worldwideWAMM September 2006
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End the Occupation of Our Schools
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Back- to-School Resources for Students, Parents, Educators and Communities
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Under the No Child Left Behind Act, recruiters are allowed access to students in our high schools and are known for both smooth talking and aggressive tactics in pursuing possible recruits. In fact, front-page headlines in both the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press on August 20 (from an Associated Press story) announced rape and sexual assault by recruiters of young people, some of who first came into contact with recruiters in their high schools. The following list of suggested actions and resources can help students, faculty, administrators, parents and community members who don’t believe recruiters belong in our schools and want our schools de-militarized
Student Checklist:
How to Prevent Recruiters from Getting Personal Information.
Opt Out. Schools must receive notice of a student opting out in both his or her junior and senior years, unless they want recruiters to collect their name, phone number (including cell phone) and address. Find a suggested form, along with federal and state statutes, at www.worldwidewamm.org.
Refuse to take the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude) test.
It’s provided and scored by the military and it’s a way for them to get even more information about a student. Find out when it’s offered and don’t take it!
Get a copy of the Recruiters Handbook (USAREC Pamphlet 350-13) and pass it around.
This official army document states that “School ownership is the goal,” and is a detailed plan for getting access to students. Pass the handbook out to students, school newspaper editors, teachers, school administration, parents, school board members, the PTA and the community. Download a PDF copy here.
Be aware of what’s on the Minnesota Drivers License application.
Minnesota driver’s license applications now serve as registration for Selective Service, so when someone signs an application for a license, their information is sent to the Selective Service. See www.worldwidewamm.org for suggestions on how to handle this. |
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Online Resources for Student Activism
AFSC-Youth and Militarism
How to get started with counter-recruitment. Includes student rights, getting your voice heard, Spanish and English brochures, facts and questions about JROTC and list of new JROTC units in schools. www.afsc.org
Center on Conscience and War Advises and assists youth about conscientious objection, questions about draft registration, getting out of delayed entry. Plus legislative updates, anti-war postcards. www.centeronconscience.org
Central Committee for Conscientious Objection
“Military Out of Schools” section with suggestions and posters. Information about conscientious objection, recruitment and “10 excellent reasons not to enlist.” Assists youth with questions about draft registration, getting out of Delayed Entry. Publishes AWOL Magazine for teens. www.objector.org
Waging Peace
A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste: A Guide to the Demilitarization of America’s Youth & Students, a free 32-page booklet which includes articles on military recruiting in high schools, written by and for students and youth. Download at www.wagingpeace.org/youth
Campus Activist
Activist tools, info on how to organize, tactics for dealing with school administration, de-militarizing schools. Guide for public school leafleting and petitioning. www.campusactivism.org
Project Yano
Action and organizing ideas for students to counter military recruitment in schools. Free brochures in PDF format to download. Spanish and English. www.project.yano.org
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