Leave My Child Alone

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Dear Teachers and School Administrators,
Thank you for taking action to protect our children and students from unwanted military recruiting. August and September are crucial months for organizing around opt-out issues. We've expanded the LeaveMyChildAlone.org site with a new look and additional resources, including a section just for teachers.
Teachers have asked us to provide them with opt-out forms for use in their classrooms. If you're interested in receiving a mailed packet with forms and other materials, contact Lucy Radcliffe at [email protected].

* Over 9,500 kids opted out.


Teachers Stand Up for Student Privacy
The National Education Assocation (NEA), an organization made up of 2.7 million teachers, has taken an official stand opposing No Child Left Behind's mandate that schools turn over private student information to military recruiters without explicit written permission from parents. To read more about the NEA's official position, go to: www.leavemychildalone.org/NEA
Please share the NEA official position with other teachers, school administrators, and any PTA groups you know, by forwarding them this link: www.leavemychildalone.org/NEA

New Pentagon database
The Pentagon, in violation of the Privacy Act, has compiled and put into use a mega-database of private information on 30 million 16-25-year-olds.
Even if you have opted your child out of the lists public schools turn over to local military recruiters, you or your child must also contact the Pentagon directly to get off this new national military recruiting list. For more information go to: www.leavemychildalone.org/jamrs
Think that this is an illegal invasion of privacy? To send a letter to the Pentagon telling them to shut down this database go to:
www.leavemychildalone.org/act

Send us information on your next School Board Meeting
Help us put pressure on school boards to adopt optimum opt-out policies. There are over 12,500 school districts across the U.S. If you do a little research and find out the time and location of your community's upcoming school board meetings through September, we'll post them online at LeaveMyChildAlone.org.