Youth Outreach Program
Opt Out Time– Information for High School Students
Thursday evening, September 17, 2009 at the Lansing School District Board of Education Meeting, members of the Greater Lansing Peace Education Center will be reminding parents, students and teachers of the importance of handing in Opt Out Forms to avoid having student’s personal information given to military recruiters.
Background: In September of each year The Peace Education Center alerts high school students that their personal information will be given to military recruiters by their high school unless they hand in an Opt Out form to the records office early in the school year. The Lansing School District deadline for handing in OptOut forms is October 6, 2009.
Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act requires high schools to give the NAME, ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER of students to military recruiters unless the student or their parent specifically “opt out” of their list. If a student wishes to opt out of the list, he/she must tell the school each year to take their name off the list given to military recruiters.
Youth Outreach: Delayed Enlistment
Have you signed up for the DELAYED ENLISTMENT PROGRAM but now changed your mind about joining the military?
You may not have to go. No matter what your recruiter says, until you report for Basic Training, you are not technically in the U.S. Military. (Note: The National Guard and Reserves do not use DEP. If you [...]
Youth Outreach: Is there a Draft?
Check the back door…
Is there a DRAFT?
Think About it
The continuing conflicts in Iraq & Afghanistan raises worry of a draft. The President and the Pentagon deny that a new draft is planned, but what some call a “back-door” draft is already in place, and those thinking of joining the military should know that they may, [...]
Peace Podcast 14: Becky Payne
Episode #14 – Part two of the fall, back-to-school news coverage has the
Peace Podcast talking with Becky Payne of the Peace Education Center’s
Youth and Military Task Force. Becky discusses the task force’s mission,
how people can get involved, and how military recruiters make promises that
many times cannot be kept. Becky’s speech at the dedication of the [...]
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