December 12 Update:

For thiose trying to talk a son or daughter out of recruitment or get them out after they've signed papers with recruiters, here are some resources:

The MOB website has a great deal of information, another the COM site has great resources here, of course, AFSC resources, the CAMS website here, CCCO here, and YANO here.

Here's a great resource with 14 points that recruiters never tell you and the facts, and another article from the same guy on the top 10 lies recruiters tell.

Text of the report on the famous Cincinnati undercover investigation into the lies. More pertinent facts and getting out of the delayed entry program.

New military rules for applying for Conscientious Objector status (scans of new rules with comments and explanations)

More at the bottom of this page

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El Paso County PTA Board of Directors:

President - Dolly Handel
1st VP - Trish Nixon
2nd Vice President - LouAnn Dekleva
VP Membership - Julie Coffee
Secretary - Sandra Griffith
Treasurer/Safety Town - Jeanie Schaller
D-11 Liaison - open
D-20 Liaison - open
D-49 Liaison - Karen Hobson
Founders Day - Kathleen Zoll
Historian - Amy Tidwell
Immediate Past Pres. - Tami Hasling
Legislation - Jan Tanner
Reflections - Karen Hobson
Region 6 Director - Robert Zoll
Scholarships - Kathy Butler
Web Site - Ben Tanner

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To request a presentation contact the 
Colorado PTA office at 303-420-7820
Toll Free 1-888-225-8234 or
 send an email to office@copta.org with your name, 
location, 3 choices for dates including times, 
and best time to contact you. 
These workshops are free of charge. 

List of local PTAs (almost all elementary);

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Counter recruitment protest January 26, 2006 at military job fair.

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Information, emails, and phone numbers:

Opt Out form for D11 school district must be turned in by Friday, October 13, 2006. School Board member's email: Cox, Breazell, Christen, Wierman, Linebaugh. Superintendent at 1115 North El Paso St. . Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Fax: (719) 577-4546, Phone: (719) 520-2000

Meetings of Academy D20 Board of Education are held on the first and third Thursday (September 23) of each month beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the administration building at 7610 North Union Boulevard. Speakers are limited to 3 minutes; and can supplement verbal presentations with written reports, if desired. D20 website, board members email: Elrod, Krebs, Valorose, O'Rear, Taylor, Klayton. Superintendent Kenneth D Vedra, 7610 North Union Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80920, Fax: (719) 234-1299, Phone: (719) 234-1200

Harrison School District 2 Board of Education meetings are the third Thursday of each month at 7pm in the Educational Support Center (September 15) Superintendent Vic Meyers, 1060 Harrison Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, Fax: (719) 579-2019, Phone: (719) 579-2000, email form.

Lewis/Palmer, District 38 Board members email: Raintree, Eaton, Dekleva, Manning, Plank, Board meeting: 7:00 PM, Thursday, September 15, 2005, Administration Building, 146 Jefferson St., Monument, CO  80132

Manitou District 14 School Board meetings on September 12 for work session and September 24 for regular meeting. Board members email: Lowrey, Barnes, Rice, Lord, Farmer.

Cheyenne Mountain 12, School Board meeting are the last Monday (September 26) at Gold Camp Elementary, 1805 Preserve Drive, 719-475-6100. Superintendent Harlan E Else ,1118 West Cheyenne Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, Fax: (719) 475-6106, Phone: (719) 475-6100. Back to school night is Sept 14.

Widefield D3, Board of Ed meetings are the third Thursday (September 16) in the administration building at 1820 Main St. Widefield. Contact for BofE member is through the secretary at 719-391-3000. Superintendent Mark Hatchell, 1820 Main St., Colorado Springs, CO 80911, Fax: (719) 391-4372, Phone: (719) 391-3000.

Fountain/Fort Carson, District 8 school board meeting are the last Wednesday (September 28) in the administration building at 425 West Alabama. Call 382-1311 to confirm. School board members: Ermel 382-1203, Sholes-Johnson 382-7720, Welch 382-1300, Grubbs 382-8795, Hermann 382-3562.

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Colorado Springs School District 11  
Pentagon's StarBase website for recruiting socio-economically challenged children 6-18 using the Star Trek name and type font. I've written Paramount Pictures to inquire.

"Network Opposed to the Militarization of Youth" website: You And The Military.org, with year long counter recruitment mobilization, and activist's tool kit (PDF).

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A good article from the Washington Post, information from the San Francisco Chronicle, and several valuable links are posted here.

Coverage so far (2005) of Camp Casey and the first opt out action at Palmer HS from the Denver Post, Gazette, and Rocky Mountain News.

The Leave My Child Alone Orientation was held on the Colorado College campus, in Gaylord Hall (Worner Center, corner of Cascade and Cache la Poudre) on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 6:30 pm. An 11 minute film was shown and a planning, training, brainstorm session followed. The task is: how to most effectively get high school seniors to opt out of the No Child Left Behind provision 9528, that gives their personal information to military recruiters. Refreshments, documents, posters, websites, and other information will be provided.