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Members of the Oregon Trail School Board heard testimony from two Sandy residents who oppose military recruiters in schools at the district’s Monday, Aug. 13, board meeting.
Peter Wylie and Patty Caldwell called for the board to possibly ban military recruiters, offer an opt-out form to prevent recruiters from acquiring student information and provide equal access to counter-recruitment information.
“We need to put the opt-out form in the hands of every student and mail an opt-out form to every family in the district,” Wylie said. “Or you could just not let recruiters into the high school at all. In times like these we don’t need our children to be sucked into a war by military recruiters.”
The board is expected to revisit the issue at a future meeting and possibly form a policy concerning military recruiters. The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at the City Council chambers at City Hall, 39250 Pioneer Blvd.
Since Roman times, the politicians and masses always want to be saved when it could affect them personally, they just want some one else to do it for them. Your all pathetic!
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Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 12:31 AM
My, my. Such a lot of assumptions based on one small article. So I guess anyone who has qualms about their children dying in this futile war is a bleeding-heart, liberal, elitist? A latte-drinking, Beemer-driving, Ivy League schooled, heir/ess? Can you possibly pack any more stereotypes into those brief comments?
Sending opt-out forms to everyone, providing equal access to counter-recruitment information, and even banning recruiters in our schools does not necessarily equate to a "hatred for President Bush" or disrespect for those who serve in our military. Apparently, R. Lee, you haven't heard of the many veterans' groups that oppose the current war?
These measures will not stop - or hold back - any one who wants to serve. Nor it will deny anyone of those "opportunities offered by military service" that you reference so vaguely. Get a grip.
What - exactly - is wrong with providing our children with information from both sides and letting them decide? At the very least, if counter-recruitment info is provided, they can make an informed decision. If they decide they want to opt-out, why not give them the tools to do so?
Personally, I think its disgusting the amount of junk mail my teenage daughter received from the military when she was in high school. Nary a week went by that some hugely expensive, glossy, 4-color bit of propaganda did not arrive in our mailbox. Not enough money for body armor for our troops, and kids sharing 20-year old textbooks in school, but there's apparently plenty for keychains, bumper stickers and other such crap for every high schooler in America.
Support the troops indeed! Opportunities for kids, indeed!
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Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 03:46 PM
"freedom isnt free..it is paid for with blood" What a load of bull. When exactly were we invaded and had to pay for our freedom with blood? How exactly DID our nation gain its freedom? By invading other countries for profit? By lying to the UN and the world about WMDs ? By killing nearly a million Iraqis ? Our founding fathers, especially Jefferson would spit in your gin blossomed face.You make me sick to my stomach..and I think you are indeed a recruiter/parasite/child predator.
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Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 12:34 PM
First of all, asking for opt out forms and notification of the right to opt out is the current law. In other parts of the county some military recruiters have liked being given a targeted list of interested contacts who want to talk to them.
There are many ways to serve our country - teaching, health care, government.... I have met with many vets and current service people - they tell me they enlisted for a long list of altruistic reasons. But many have also remarked that this is not a good time to enlist. Questioning participation in an illegal and immoral war is patriotic and takes courage. Stop knee jerk bashing of those who recognize that students need more options and our national spending priorities need to be changed.
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Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 05:34 AM
If you don't like the war, that's your deal. If you children don't want to be contacted by a recruiter, fine. I think it's kind of stupid to keep recruiters out of the school. At least let the youth of this nation learn about the armed forces. If they don't want to enlist, they don't have to. I was the one person no one ever thought would join the Marine Corps, but I did. At least let them be educated on the opportunities. I might not agree with everything my government does, but it's my government, and I'm proud to serve.
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Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:07 AM
Fine if you want to REMOVE the Recruiters from the schools. NO STATE FUNDING or FEDERAL FUNDING for those schools that don't allow them.
You don't get to be part of this great place with out being one that is willing to stand up for it.
Sadly folks seem to think that they are ENTITLED TO alot in the last couple of generations with out sacrifice. Time to change that way of thinking.
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Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 07:00 AM
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Re: Community fires first shot against military recruiters in schools
Peter Wylie and Patty Caldwell should consider that not all students will go on to an Ivy League college, or inherit a fortune upon which they can live comfortably. For some students, the military offers an excellent opportunity for training in skills which will benefit not only the individual, but the community as well. Furthermore, Pete and Patty, some Americans consider service in the military an honorable and patriotic way to repay our nation for their freedoms.
If you don't want to serve, I respect that, but why hold back others who may want to, just to satisfy your petty political leanings. Don't push your hatred for President Bush onto others and deny them the opportunities offered by military service.
Freedom isn't free. It is paid for with blood. You are free to enjoy your comfortable lifestyle, drive your Beamer (or whatever), drink your double grande latte mocha, and voice your opinion only because of patriots who have served before. Pause for a moment and consider how our country gained our freedoms.
Perhaps we can convince the Dept. of Education to cut off federal funding to those schools which ban military recruiting.
"R. Lee (No, I'm not a recruiter, but I am a Veteran.)"
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Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 03:05 AM