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Originally Posted by kmchugh  Wait a minute. You know, I've read the PATRIOT Act from start to finish. People keep telling me that we lost important rights to the PATRIOT Act, but can't point to even a single right they have lost. As far as high schools providing the phone numbers of graduating seniors, I've never even seen a hint of such a provision. I'm not saying you are wrong, perhaps I missed that part. So could you direct me to the appropriate section of the PATRIOT Act? I'll even help you out. The full text of the PATRIOT Act, as approved by Congress can be found here: EFF: USA PATRIOT Act
Now, I don't know what the big deal is here. I graduated from high school in 1977. Even then, recruiters had the names and numbers of graduating seniors, and most, if not all of us, got those phone calls.
How hard is it for a kid to say "Not interested, please don't call me anymore."? In the end, its just a phone call. No different than any other phone solicitation. | ================================================== ===
High schools provide info to the recruiters and pretty much anyone else, unless the parents opt out.
Here's the code with regard to the military. This is from the registration forms that we have to fill out each year. I suspect they used OCR when scanning the forms and some words don't make sense. What is "izenerally" anyway? I think it is supposed to be "generally." Anyhow, this was provided by my children's school district. My kids are in elementary school, but I still opt out of all dissemination of my children's info. I know the Patriot Act was under discussion, but I'm just throwing this in. 20 USC § 7908 : Requires each school district receivinia assistance under the NCLB to provide military recruiters the same access to
secondary school pupils as is provided izenerally to post secondary educational institutions or to prospective employers. A pupil or parent
may request that the pupil's name, address, and telephone listing not be released without prior written parental consent, and the district
shall notify parents of the option to make a request and shall comply with any request.
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