Start your OPT OUT campaign NOW!
Military recruiters are entitled to receive personal data from the schools - UNLESS students and parents exercise their right to opt out.
Schools are required to inform parents of this option, but different schools put out varying amounts of effort. Many parents report that they've asked for an opt-out form and the school staff knew nothing about it. YOU CAN HELP THEM DO A BETTER JOB!
Contact your school now and find out what they plan to do this fall to publicize the option to withhold student information. For suggestions, materials and information, visit our Opt Out page.
Join the nationwide campaign to OPT OUT!
Our Purpose
Truth and Alternatives to Militarism in Education (TAME) exists to raise awareness of the ways by which militarism encourages violence, consumes resources, and threatens our well-being.
We present critical perspectives on the role of the military and the idealized portrayal of war to youth in particular, parents, educators, and the public in general.
We work to expose the negative aspects of a military presence and an ongoing recruitment in our educational institutions, including the system of promises and inducements used to entice young people into the military.
We encourage the development and enforcement of policies limiting the presence of the military in our schools.
TAME is open to all those actively working to counteract the influence of militarism in both our schools and the broader society.