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Parents-Students-Teachers! Time NOW to protect student personal info from military recruitment

Created by KAHEA (See other events)
check tha KAHEA maoli world blog for more info and a great article from Haleakala Times!Student Opt Out and ASVAB RightsApproved by Hawaii State Department of Education For dissemination via Maui Peace ActionAre you concerned about military recruiters in our high schools and their excessive contacting of minor students?Do you, or does someone you know, have students in public secondary grades 7-12?The No Child Left Behind Act requires the Hawaii State Department of Education to release your private information for purpose of recruitment.ACT NOW if you want to keep your private information private! DEADLINE is SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 when school secretaries will send the information to the military.Parents OR Students, your options are:• Get the military recruiting Opt Out form at the Hawaii DOE website http://doe.k12.hi.us/forms/OptOutMilRecruit.pdf• Write your own request. A parent or legal guardian can also write the request. TURN IT IN to your school office by SEPTEMBER 15.• Many high schools offer a voluntary Career Assessment Test called the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery), designed by the military for military-type jobs. If you decide to take the test, select OPTION 8 on the test. Otherwise, your name, birthdate, gender, race/ethnicity, Social Security Number, and test answers will be handed over directly to the military.REMEMBER: If you want to protect your privacy by withholding your personal information from military recruiters, get the military recruiting opt out form and select OPTION 8 on the ASVAB.
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  • KAHEA August 27, 2008 at 5:58pm
    'ae, you do need to fill out the form EVERY year for each kid!
    and if the 'opio moves you have to submit a new form for the new address. here's the link again: http://doe.k12.hi.us/forms/OptOutMilRecruit.pdf

    mahalo e for spreading the word on this. it is no small thing to protect both our keiki from maha'oi intrusions on their privacy and their opportunities in life.
  • Pono Kealoha August 20, 2008 at 6:34pm
    Mahalo for this info. will help spread da word.
  • HALE O KEAWE-A-HEULU aka: NAIHE August 20, 2008 at 4:04am
    Thanks for the information of the CAT/ASVAB, I didn't know about that option 8 bit. I did "opt out" last week - my 2nd daughter who's in public school - senior@Kohala.
  • Momi August 17, 2008 at 4:36pm
    Although I will not attend, I am totally against my childrens information going out to the military for "any" reason. My son got harassed by the military for not registering, he couldn't go to college because of it. that is also another infringement on our privacy. Last year, I also did fill out he form. Do we need to fill it out every year? but thanks for the heads up on this. I will ask the office at the school. This really makes me want to homeschool my child and take him out of the system altogether. It's not really a working system anyway (the DOE).
  • Laulani August 17, 2008 at 8:24am
    Thanks for putting this up!
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