No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 contains a little-known provision that threatens the federal funding of any school refusing to turn over all students' personal contact information to military recruiters upon demand. Students and parents have complained of multiple, harassing phone calls from recruiters as well as uninvited recruiters who come to their houses.
Written into the law is the requirement that schools must notify parents and students of their right to "opt-out". Many schools, however, are not complying with the privacy clause or are burying the privacy notice within start-of-school info packets without a thorough explanation to parents and students of the packet's contents.
Download your own opt out form.
Read an overview of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Opt-Out Talking Points
Opt-Out Tips for Schools
Fixing No Child Left Behind
In May 2007, AFSC joined the National Council of Churches in making recommendations for No Child left Behind to transform the policy into one that helps ensure all children, including children of color, from low-income families, with disabilities, and of limited English proficiency, are prepared to be successful, participating members of our democracy.
Read the joint statement> (PDF 236 KB)
Download and print "Fixing No Child Left Behind, Addressing 10 moral concerns" > (PDF 273 KB)
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