Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Military Presence
on School Campuses
- Why are schools allowing the military presence on campus?
- What organizations are allowed access to the school premises
during school hours?
- Are schools required by law to provide student information
to the military recruiters?
- What is the protocol for military recruiters when they
are on campus?
- Whose information is requested by the military recruiters?
- Do 9th and 10th graders need to fill out an opt out form
so that the military will not receive their name, address and phone number?
- Do you need to fill out the "Opt Out" form each
year?
Why are schools allowing the military presence on campus?
The high school's mission is, in part, to educate students about post-secondary
opportunities. By law, the military is considered a post-secondary career opportunity
and has historically visited the high school campus to provide information about
military service (See Ed Code 49603 (a) and (b).) By this same law, military
recruiters must be given access to school grounds. The Cabrillo Unified School
District limits the number of military visits to HMBHS to 2 per year.
What organizations are allowed access to the school premises
during school hours?
Since the high school is a closed campus i.e. limiting access to organizations
during the school day, the only organizations that are allowed access to the
campus during the school day must meet the requirements outlined in Ed Code
49603 (a) and (b). These organizations include colleges, universities, military
recruiters, and employers. All organizations who are present on campus must
obtain prior permission from the administration office.
Are schools required by law to provide student information
to the military recruiters?
YES. Part 20 USC 7908 of the No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110.2002)
requires districts like the Cabrillo Unified School District which receive Federal
funds to provide military recruiters, employers and colleges access to student
names, addresses and telephone numbers unless the student's parent/guardian
specifically requests that the information not be released.
What is the protocol for military recruiters when they
are on campus?
The four military branches are scheduled to be on campus no more than two
times during the school year and their visits will be limited to the
lunch hour. During these visits, recruiters will be required to sit at a table
and may only provide information to the students who actively seek them out.
Military recruiters will not be allowed to mingle with the students on campus.
Recruiters will be permitted to hand out pamphlets to students requesting them
but will not be allowed to distribute toys or gadgets. Recruiters will not be
given access to classrooms.
Whose information is requested by the military recruiters?
The military recruiters are only interested in the student information of
11th and 12th graders. An "Opt Out" form, which allows parents to
withhold student information from recruiters, is available to download in the forms section of the website.
Do 9th and 10th graders need to fill out an opt out form
so that the military will not receive their name, address and phone number?
NO. Recruiters only request information for the students in the 11th and 12th
grade.
Do you need to fill out the "Opt Out" form
each year?
YES. 11th and 12th grader students need to complete and return the "Opt
Out" form each year.
These forms must be returned to the office by October 7, 2011.
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