http://codepink.org/blog/2008/11/parents-demand-opt-out-information-at-nyc-high-school/ the Personal is Political Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://codepink.org/blog/2008/11/parents-demand-opt-out-information-at-nyc-high-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 Ellyn Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:43:19 +0000 http://codepink4peace.org/blog/?p=720#comment-1592 Our local high school has an opt-out form, but it's very limited in what it can accomplish. As it works now, signing the form only prevents a recruiter from obtaining your child's contact information. They can still set up a table on school grounds and any student who approaches the desk and signs up for a "contest" to win a great prize unknowingly leaves their contact information at the desk for the recruiter to use for his/her own purposes. I am currently in a situation where I am seriously considering changing all of my contact information to keep the local Marine recruiter from contacting my son. Yesterday, unbeknownest to me, the recruiter picked my 17 year old son up at school and took him to the recruiting station for "a few tests" which my son proudly told me he "did really well on". I was furious! Still am. I would like a full retraining order against this Marine recruiter to keep him away from my son. The opt-out form is a start but it is not enough to deter a relentless recruiter. Our local high school has an opt-out form, but it’s very limited in what it can accomplish. As it works now, signing the form only prevents a recruiter from obtaining your child’s contact information. They can still set up a table on school grounds and any student who approaches the desk and signs up for a “contest” to win a great prize unknowingly leaves their contact information at the desk for the recruiter to use for his/her own purposes. I am currently in a situation where I am seriously considering changing all of my contact information to keep the local Marine recruiter from contacting my son. Yesterday, unbeknownest to me, the recruiter picked my 17 year old son up at school and took him to the recruiting station for “a few tests” which my son proudly told me he “did really well on”. I was furious! Still am. I would like a full retraining order against this Marine recruiter to keep him away from my son. The opt-out form is a start but it is not enough to deter a relentless recruiter.

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