Wanting to respond to what Mr. Strand actually asked, rather than to some ridiculous rhetoric that does nothing to forward conversation, let alone some preconceived notions about major populations....
Yes, I do think that adding that to the emergency contact form makes a lot of sense. It combines forms and process for the schools. Not only is it neither a negative nor positive comment about the military (or rather the US Govt.), it does nothing to stop the military from contacting kids. It just makes them use another source. When I was in high school, the military didn't have access to those kinds of records. That did not slow the number of people signing up if they so chose. It meant the military had to be more resourceful and it worked as we had the numbers of soldiers we needed back then. Tom Madden Lowry Hill On 9/2/05 1:11 AM, "Ray Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is David Strand going to be on the front lines when the Mississippi and > Minnesota overflow their banks again some day or when tornadoes strike that > make those that hit the Metro Area, both in 1965, look like puffs of wind? > How about when a billion Chinese or Moslems decide that they have had enough > of us? > Or is he going to leave that to others while he leads the exodus in his > Hummer, with his partner riding shotgun fending off others with an AK-47? > > ------------------------------ > > > Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 22:51:47 -0700 (PDT) > From: David Strand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] MPS and Parental Opt Out for Disclosure of Student > Info to Military Recruiters > > I was curious what folks thought about this policy > adopted by the Portland, Maine school board alongside > several others that places an option to opt out of > disclosure of a student's information to military > recruiters on the same form that parents fill out with > emergency contact information that all students' > parents/guardians fill out. > > It seems like a great and cost effective way to get > the option to protect your childs privacy and prevent > them from being contacted aggressively by military > recruiters at home into every parent/guardian/s hands. > > David Strand > Loring Park > *********************************** > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If > you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
