With the start of the 2017/18 school year, the office of the Legal Counsel for AISD is sending out a reminder, as they have in previous years, about the AISD policy regarding military recruiters on campuses. This is an important policy that is designed to protect student privacy. Special note should be made of Point 8: recruiters are prohibited from asking students to fill out cards giving recruiters their contact information. If students or staff witness violations of this policy, they should contact their principals. If you see something, please say something.
Here is the policy,
as stated in the Community Relations section, GKC Local:
The following guidelines shall apply to recruiters on District campuses:
1. All recruiters shall first report to the campus administrative
office to obtain a visitor’s badge each time they visit school
property.
2. The principal shall designate specific areas on each campus
for recruiting purposes. Recruiting may not occur at school
athletic events or other school-sponsored events, unless specifically
authorized by the principal.
3. Recruiters shall not continue ongoing contact when a student
makes it clear by speech or other conduct that contact with
the recruiter is unwelcome. In no event may recruiters meet
with a student under the age of 18 years off campus without
written consent submitted to a campus administrator by the
student’s parent or guardian.
4. Evidence of a parent’s or guardian’s intent to provide directory
information upon request shall be respected. [See FL]
5. The Armed Serves Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test
shall be administered according to the same terms and conditions
as other aptitude tests administered within the District.
District schools shall select “Option 8” on the ASVAB test prior
to the administration of the ASVAB at the school to ensure
consistency with the opt-out provisions for release of contact
information to the military.
6. Recruiting of any kind shall not be permitted at a time, place,
and manner that disrupts classroom instruction. Recruiting in
a classroom or other designated space shall be acceptable if
it is at the invitation of authorized school personnel and part of
a school-approved program.
7. Schools shall allow information regarding recruiting, including
recruiting by the military and those advocating alternatives to
the military, to be made available to students in an equivalent
manner and location.
8. Recruiters shall not solicit student contact information directly
from a student or require such information as a condition to
participate in an activity or to receive an award or gift.
If a visitor fails to comply with the general rules or guidelines set
out in this policy, the principal or other campus administrator may
deny the visitor access to the campus. If a military recruiter fails to
comply with the guidelines set out in this policy, the principal or
other campus administrator may contact the military recruiter's supervisor
to report the failure to comply and request that such individual
not return to the campus.
