A clause in the No Child Left Behind Act requiring high schools to give military recruiters access to students' contact information has brought little change to the way N.C. school systems interact with recruiters.
But in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, the provision has some parents worried.
The information, which most schools have provided to recruiters and colleges for years, includes a student's name, address and phone number. Parents may contact their child's school if they do not want the information disclosed.
But in a state with a strong military presence, opposition to the rule has generally been minimal.
But Doug Glasgow, a career development specialist at Chapel Hill High School, said more requests have been made to remove students' information from the lists schools provide to recruiters, especially in the past year.
"There are heightened concerns among some parents in the Chapel Hill community that the military has changed its recruiting tactics as a result of current world situations" he said.
Still, he emphasized that giving student contact information to recruiters, as well as to colleges and universities, is nothing new.
Bob Harrison, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion in Raleigh, said the law has had few effects within the state, noting the positive relationship recruiters have had with high schools in North Carolina.
In the event that a school would want to withhold information, Harrison said the new requirement could make "a particular recruiter's life easier." But he said he hasn't heard of any such instances.
