Buried deep within
the No Child Left Behind Act is a provision that requires public high
schools to hand over students' private contact information to military
recruiters. If a school does not comply, it risks losing vital federal
education funds. As if that weren't bad enough, the Pentagon has now
built an illegal database of 30 million 16 to 25-year-olds as another
recruitment tool. Action 1: Protect our Children - "Opt Them Out!"
Sojourners is partnering with Working Assets and others in The Leave My
Child Alone Coalition to make it easy to protect children from unwanted
military recruiting by getting their names off both Pentagon and high
school recruiting lists. »Click here to opt
out your child Action 2: Host a Back-To-School Event
Because most high schools turn over their student lists to military
recruiters in October, it's imperative that we get as many kids as
possible "opted out" during the month of September. Parents, teachers,
grandparents, and concerned citizens are planning Leave My Child Alone
back-to-school events from September 7 to 30. It's easy to host an
event at your home, church, or local coffee shop - we provide you with
the forms and information you need, plus a FREE DVD (http://www.leavemychildalone.org/DVD)
on opting out, featuring Cindy Sheehan and former recruiter Jim Massey.
»Click here to
register an event now and help local families opt out! Consider
making "Opt Out" the subject of a religious education class, youth
group gathering, book club, or other community activity you already
participate in. Action 3: Pass it on Most parents don't even
know about the need to opt out. Please forward this e-mail to parents,
grandparents, and teachers you know. Tell them to visit
LeaveMyChildAlone.org for more information and all the forms needed to
opt out. »Click
here to tell your friends about this campaign