Free ain't always free...

Yesterday an Armed Forces Recruiter was scheduled to be at the school, so as usual, I went there on my lunch hour to be the self-appointed, "Military Monitor" in the room where the recruiters give their sales pitches.

The Armed Forces Recruiter brought lots of "goodies" this time.
Brochures, stickers, lanyards, all paid for with our tax dollars.

Two young women came in and wanted a free lanyard/keychain.

The recruiter told them they would have to fill out a survey to get a "free" lanyard.

They willingly filled out the surveys, which likely gave the recruiter quite a bit of information.

This is the exact scenario that I have warned the administration and school board that is going to get them sued.

I think that if a parent signs the opt-out form that prohibit the district from giving their child's contact information to the military recruiters that the district should not allow a recruiter to supersede the parent's signed document against just such information getting to the recruiter.   

That is the way I see it.

The administration and the school board apparently do not.

I am not an attorney - but would not mind if someone with a law degree weighed in on this....