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[schatzie001]

I really don't see a problem with any of this....the only problem I have is the contradictions noted below.


>>"We don't give out a list of
>>names of our kids to anybody," says Shea-Keneally, "not to colleges,
>>churches, employers -- nobody."
Then this line comes in.....
>>Until now, schools could share student information only with
>>other educational institutions. >>

If there is a problem with this law, here it lies.....
>>The new law does give students the right to withhold their records. But
>>school officials are given wide leeway in how to implement the law, and some
>>are simply handing over student directories to recruiters without informing
>>anyone -- leaving students without any say in the matter.

I think you need to be more concerned about the school's attitude and conduct regarding this new law instead of the United States Government.
If the people who have the students' records are turning them over without informing the kids, or not allowing the kids a say so in the matter---ie: not giving them the option to keep their information confidential, then anyone concerned over this new law needs to direct their energies to the schools.
If the schools do this for one institution, it is very likely they will do it for others, and not all parties that receive the records will respect the confidentiality of that information.

>>"I think the privacy implications of this law are profound," says Jill
>>Wynns, president of the San Francisco Board of Education. "For the federal
>>government to ignore or discount the concerns of the privacy rights of
>>millions of high school students is not a good thing, and it's something we
>>should be concerned about."
OK, I don't understand this person's remarks...they are trying to make it sound like the Government is coming in and forcibly taking these records. Once again, if the schools do not do their part to protect student records, why does this person seek to blame some other party??? Because it is convenient, and America bashing seems to be the new trend.


>>Officials in both cities now say they will grant
>>recruiters access to their schools and to student information ---- but they also plan to inform students of their right to withhold their records. >>
I certainly hope so, because if they do not, don't place blame on the Government, place blame where it belongs...at the level of the schools.
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This post coming on the heels of Veterans Day puts a burr in my butt.

The Constitution gives you the right to bash this Country - the same Country that gave you these freedoms. Spend some time in another country (and I don't mean a week vacation)--- one that doesn't allow its citizens the many liberties we have here. I have, and I know that it helped me see our Nation in a new light and gave me a greater appreciation of many things I took for granted.
I don't agree with everything the United States does, but I firmly believe in my Nation and love it dearly.
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