California Federation of Teachers Resolution 27

Summer 2007

Adopted Sunday, March 18, 2007

Protect Student Privacy Rights
Submitted by Local 1021, United Teachers Los Angeles

Whereas, Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act mandates schools to provide military recruiters with the name, address, and phone numbers of secondary students and mandates that military recruiters have open access to public schools at all times, and

Whereas, student privacy rights are ignored and their rights are disenfranchised by Section 9528, and

Whereas, military recruitment does not belong in any federal statute on public education, and

Whereas, military recruiters are deceitful to students and use high-pressure sales tactics on students, and

Whereas, the war and the war budget have diverted huge amounts of resources from funding for continued education by children of working families,

Therefore, be it resolved that the California Federation of Teachers seeks to eliminate Section 9528 from any reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act and publicize the destruction of student privacy incurred by Section 9528, and

Be it further resolved that the California Federation of Teachers inform the California congressional delegation of its opposition to Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act, and

Be it finally resolved that the California Federation of Teachers inform the American Federation of Teachers and local councils of this resolution.

The resolution is online at www.militaryfreeschools.org/nochild.html.

Summer 2007