Activist Group Urges Students to Protest Military Opt-Out Policy

Berkeley High was the last school in the country to adopt the “opt-in” policy under threat of losing $10 million in federal funding, as part of the No Child Left Behind act.

“Berkeley High was forced by the office of the Undersecretary of Defense in a complete action of extortion to undermine the privacy of BHS students by releasing students’ information to military recruiters,” said Daniel A. Sandoval of World Can’t Wait. “We are collecting signatures from Berkeley High School students to support the fact that majority of the students are against the war.”

Sandoval told the Planet that close to 250 student signatures had been collected so far from Berkeley High.

The petition says, in part: “We oppose this unjust war. We support the soldiers who resist fighting this unjust war. We refuse to serve in an unjust war. We want nothing to do with this unjust war. And we will set the example and call on all students across the nation to refuse to serve this unjust war. NO MORE!”