Is Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act the same as registering for “Selective Service”?
Student information turned over in accordance with Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act is NOT the same as the information provided by adult males who register with Selective Service. Only males between 18 and 25 are required to register for the draft (Selective Service), while NCLB’s Section 9528 provides recruiters with contact information for secondary school students of both genders. Also, Section 9528 provides information to recruiters about minor children without their parent’s express permission. We believe that governmental entities should not be contacting minor children without their parents’ express permission, and that the decision to voluntarily conscript should not be undertaken without parental involvement.
