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- Under the No Child Left Behind Act, schools must notify parents that the school routinely discloses names, addresses, and telephone numbers to military recruiters and institutions of higher education upon request, subject to a parent’s/guardian’s request not to disclose such information without written consent.
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In accordance with Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), upon request, the Mamaroneck School District must disclose a high school student's name, address and telephone number to military recruiters and institutions of higher learning unless the parent/guardian or student 18 years of age or older prohibits release of this information.
The school must notify parents that it discloses information to military recruiters and institutions of higher education, noting that parents have the right to opt their children out of this disclosure.
When a student reaches 18 years of age or attends an institution of postsecondary education at any age, the student becomes an “eligible student,” and all rights under FERPA transfer from the parent to the student. This guide provides general information on an eligible student’s rights under FERPA.
A: Yes, it's true. Under a provision in Title IX of the No Child Left Behind Act, schools are required to release the names, addresses, and phone numbers of high school juniors and seniors to "military recruiters," "post secondary educational institutions," and "prospective employers." (20 U.S.C. § 7908)
- What Information Schools May Provide The Military
- How to Opt Out of Military Recruiter Disclosures
- What Does A School Have to Do After Opt out?
- Parent Follow Up
- Military Access to Campus
- Right to Opt Out Passes to Student at Eighteen
- Private Schools May Not Have to Provide Military Data, But It Depends
Per federal law, high schools may give military recruiters who request it, a high school student’s name, address and phone number.
Parents have a legal right to opt out of these disclosures to military recruiters. Such opt out requests must be in writing. The United States Code (20 USC 7908) states: A parent of a secondary school student may submit a written request, to the local educational agency, that the student’s name, address, and telephone listing not be released… witho...
Once a parent submits a written opt out request for a student, the school district has to withhold the student’s contact information from military recruiters. While the student is a minor, the only way for a school district to change this, is to obtain written consent from the parent, or for a parent to withdraw their opt out request.
Parents should follow up on their request with the school district, to be sure it was received and nothing more is needed to exempt the student from disclosures. If additional steps are necessary, such as sending a copy to the county office of education, school board, or otherwise, the parent should take these additional steps promptly.
Military recruiters are also to be given access to school campuses, similar to colleges. So, if a college can set up a booth, so can the army, navy, marines or other armed forces, looking for students to join them. A parent cannot opt a student out of this general access.
Once a student turns eighteen, the parental opt out no longer applies. The student will have to file a new opt out request on their own behalf, if they do not want military recruiters getting their information. If the student does not file it, their information can be disclosed to military recruiters, regardless of a past parental opt out. The stud...
A private school that does not receive federal funds, or one which objects to military service (under certain conditions), may not have to provide information to military recruiters. If a parent is in doubt whether their private school has to give military recruiters student information, the parent can simply submit a military recruiter opt out req...
The school must notify parents/guardians and eligible students: (1) that it discloses information to military recruiters and institutions of higher education, and (2) that parents/guardians and eligible students have the right to opt out of this disclosure.
Pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, school district must disclose to military recruiters, upon request, the names, addresses and telephone number of secondary school students in grades 9 – 12.
