pdf Dream Document for Public Schools re: Military Recruiting Procedures Popular

Published on 20 February 2007 Modified on 09 April 2016 By Anonymous In School Board Policies 12437 downloads

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(Proposed by the Montgomery County Coalition on Recruitment Issues, MCCRI)

School districts throughout the country are revising their procedures on military recruiting in response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), as well as concerns of parents, students, and civic associations such as the National PTA [1].

Generally, these procedures cover four broad areas of concern: Student privacy; Recruiter access to students; Use of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for recruiting purposes; and Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC).

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