[BHS etree] ADMIN: Military Recruiting Waivers to be handed out Wednesday

[bhs at idiom.com]

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY to the etree, contact Vice Principal Vernon Walton
<mailto:Vernon_Walton at berkeley.k12.ca.us>

Parents,

The federal "No Child Left Behind" act calls on school districts to
provide the military with the names and addresses of high school
students for recruiting purposes.  According to the Department of
Defense, we were the last district in the country to follow this
policy.

As a result of increased pressure from the federal government to
comply with their interpretation of the law, BHS asks every junior and
senior to fill out a form indicating if they DO or DO NOT want to
receive military information.  

In order to better inform students of their options regarding
disclosure of information to the military, there will be a student
assembly on September 3, 2008.  Juniors and seniors will be asked to
fill out a paper indicating if they do or do not want to receive
direct information from the military. Please note:  if a junior
completed a military waiver last year, a new waiver will need to be
completed this year. 

Parents should also be aware that the military has avenues other than
the school district from which it may obtain personal information. 

1. There is a box on the SATs to check if students wish to receive
information from colleges. If the box is checked, the military will
also send information.  

2. Members of the military, as do a number of colleges, hold
information meetings for interested students in the College and Career
Center.  These meetings are advertised in the Student Daily Bulletin.

3. Finally, all 18-year-old males are required to register for the
Selective Service (the draft) as must all male students who apply for
federal financial aid for college.