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That
to fully understand the military recruitment provisions
of NCLB Title IX, Section 9528, parents and community
leaders should also refer to FERPA, to the October
2, 2002 Joint Letter from US Secretary of Education
Rod
Paige and US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld,
and to the October 2, 2002 U.S. Department of Education
Policy Guidance Questions and Answers. |
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That
one of the provisions in Section 9528 requires school
districts that receive NCLB assistance to share student
information such as names and addresses of students
to military recruiters. Another provision in Section
9528 allows parents and students to protect this information
by requesting that it not be released. |
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That
schools must notify parents of their right to request
that personal student information not be released. |
• |
That
NCLB requires school districts to provide military
recruiters the “same access to secondary school
students as is provided generally to postsecondary
education institutions or prospective employers.” |
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That
many states and school districts also have policies
that regulate the privacy of student information, in
addition to the NCLB requirements. |
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That
because some school districts may not know about the
NCLB provisions, or may not reach all parents informing
them about their rights under this provision, parents
may have to secure information about the provisions
from other sources such as parent groups or community-based
organizations. |
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That
with their parent’s written consent to the school
district, a student may request that their name, address
and telephone not be released to military recruiters,
institutions of higher education or both. |
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That
while not required by the law, many school districts
do allow parents the option of having the school disclose
some, but not all, of the student information. For
instance, parents may wish to have a student’s
name and address disclosed, but not their phone number. |
