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09 December 2010
( small local district ) School Board:
I have a concern about the equalization of post secondary educational opportunities presented to the students in the (school name here) JR/SR School.
Specifically, I am interested in making sure that the military recruiters and post secondary educational institutions are given equal access to the students in the appropriate grades.
I spoke to Mr. (school councilor name here), the counselor for the JR/SR school and I was told that the colleges and universities meet only with the junior and seniors in a room and not in the halls. The colleges and universities do not conference with 7-10th grades.
When I spoke with Mr. (school principal) , the principal of the JR/SR school, he explained that the military recruiters set up a table in the hall for their recruitment purposes. My son told me about an 8th grade friend who did 60 push-ups in order to get a free water bottle from the Marine Corps recruiters at the school on November 17th. My son came home that day with a free Marine Corps hat.
I spoke to Mr.(school principal) about my concerns that the Marine Corps have contact with 7-10th graders. Mr. (school principal) felt the solution to my concern was to tell my son not to go near the recruiters.
According to section 9528 in the No Child Left behind Act, military recruiters are provided the same access to secondary students as post secondary educational institutions or prospective employers.
Mr. (school councilor) said the Marine Corps are at the school the 3rd Wednesday of every month for recruiting and that the Army also has a scheduled time each month to recruit, although they do not always show up. I asked Mr. (school councilor) if he kept track of how many times per year any branch of the military are recruiting in the school and he said he does not keep track. I also asked if he could tell me how many times a year that colleges or universities set up tables in the hall for recruiting purposes and he did not know.
The law NCLB Act states that the access to students should be equal.
By my rough estimation, a 7th grader may have contact with a military recruiter approximately 12 times a year. The same for 8-10th graders. That would equal about 60 potential military recruitment opportunities before a student has access to any college or university or prospective employer in the last two years of high school.
I am asking the school board to be fair in access to students. I am asking that the school board mandate all colleges, universities, prospective employers and military recruiters meet eligible students in a separate area available only the juniors and senior high school students.
I am also asking the school board to prohibit access to military recruiters in any capacity (i.e. giving out “free” items) to children in the 7th-10th grades. This would be easily accomplished if 11th and 12th graders meet military recruiters in separate rooms.
Finally, I am asking that the school board follow the law and allow access to students in a fair and equal manner. I am asking the schoolboard to document visits of military, college, universities and prospective employers and to present such documentation if requested.
I appreciate your time and attention to my concerns. I am hoping that the School Board sees the need for a policy that creates an equal balance of the wide opportunities available for appropriate age groups.
Sincerely,
(me)
( small local district ) School Board:
I have a concern about the equalization of post secondary educational opportunities presented to the students in the (school name here) JR/SR School.
Specifically, I am interested in making sure that the military recruiters and post secondary educational institutions are given equal access to the students in the appropriate grades.
I spoke to Mr. (school councilor name here), the counselor for the JR/SR school and I was told that the colleges and universities meet only with the junior and seniors in a room and not in the halls. The colleges and universities do not conference with 7-10th grades.
When I spoke with Mr. (school principal) , the principal of the JR/SR school, he explained that the military recruiters set up a table in the hall for their recruitment purposes. My son told me about an 8th grade friend who did 60 push-ups in order to get a free water bottle from the Marine Corps recruiters at the school on November 17th. My son came home that day with a free Marine Corps hat.
I spoke to Mr.(school principal) about my concerns that the Marine Corps have contact with 7-10th graders. Mr. (school principal) felt the solution to my concern was to tell my son not to go near the recruiters.
According to section 9528 in the No Child Left behind Act, military recruiters are provided the same access to secondary students as post secondary educational institutions or prospective employers.
Mr. (school councilor) said the Marine Corps are at the school the 3rd Wednesday of every month for recruiting and that the Army also has a scheduled time each month to recruit, although they do not always show up. I asked Mr. (school councilor) if he kept track of how many times per year any branch of the military are recruiting in the school and he said he does not keep track. I also asked if he could tell me how many times a year that colleges or universities set up tables in the hall for recruiting purposes and he did not know.
The law NCLB Act states that the access to students should be equal.
By my rough estimation, a 7th grader may have contact with a military recruiter approximately 12 times a year. The same for 8-10th graders. That would equal about 60 potential military recruitment opportunities before a student has access to any college or university or prospective employer in the last two years of high school.
I am asking the school board to be fair in access to students. I am asking that the school board mandate all colleges, universities, prospective employers and military recruiters meet eligible students in a separate area available only the juniors and senior high school students.
I am also asking the school board to prohibit access to military recruiters in any capacity (i.e. giving out “free” items) to children in the 7th-10th grades. This would be easily accomplished if 11th and 12th graders meet military recruiters in separate rooms.
Finally, I am asking that the school board follow the law and allow access to students in a fair and equal manner. I am asking the schoolboard to document visits of military, college, universities and prospective employers and to present such documentation if requested.
I appreciate your time and attention to my concerns. I am hoping that the School Board sees the need for a policy that creates an equal balance of the wide opportunities available for appropriate age groups.
Sincerely,
(me)