United Teacher Los Angeles Human Rights Committee presented its inaugural forum on militarism in our schools. Student organizers, activists and long time counter militarism group took part in a panel discussions and workshops.

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-Los Angeles School District spends over two million on JROTC yet can’t provide basic classroom needs.

-Student’ privacy and equal access requirements are being violated.

-2.5 billion a year spent on military recruiting.

-UC and Cal State system cut by 53 million dollars, neediest students lose 13% of their financial aid.

-California K-12 funding slashed by 1.5 billion dollars yet academic performance mandates increase.

Information courtesy of UTLA Human Right Committee.

“Food for Thought” Photos taken at Year of the Monkey Chinese New Years Parade in downtown Los Angeles

-79% of 12th graders at Roosevelt High had seen a military recruiter, 28.8% had seen a college recruiter.

-Over 40% of cadets who complete JROTC join the military, the vast majority as enlisted personnel.

-As of 2003 5,521 LAUSD students in 29 high schools were enrolled in JROTC.

-Since 1992 JROTC enrollment has doubled nation wide with 3500 programs.

- JROTC courses are of no academic value providing no college prep requirements.

Information courtesy of UTLA Human Right Committee.

“Food for Thought” Photos taken at Year of the Monkey Chinese New Years Parade in downtown Los Angeles

-Nearly a fifth of US military fatalities in Iraq are black.

-57% of GI’s signing up for educational programs don’t get them, 23% receive only half.

-Latinos represents 13% of the US population and 25% of army combat units.

-JROTC targets the poor in Central and East Los Angeles; no programs are west of Fairfax High.

-JROTC classes are more expensive to run than regular classes.

Information courtesy of UTLA Human Right Committee.

“Food for Thought” Photos taken at Year of the Monkey Chinese New Years Parade in downtown Los Angeles

Dear High School Principals: (Monday May 24,2004 Spring 2004)

Representative Charles Rangle (D-NY) has introduced a thorough

military draft bill that will totally demolish higher education

in the United States if passed. It has a 50 per cent chance of

passing within the next four years. Charles Rangles military draft will

not have any educational exemptions at all. There are lower standards

for civilian slave labor alternative service than for military service

so even disabled boys in wheelchairs will be drafted for two years just

like everyone else. The bill is H.R. 163 of 108th congress.

Even though military leaders oppose the draft because troops who are

not there voluntarily will not pay attention to detail and avoid killing

civilians, there are a minority of recruiters who secretly favor a draft

because they are below their quota and do not care about collateral

damge. Those recruiters who favor a draft are a minority that is well

hidden because they will not all admit that they favor a draft.

The biggest collateral damage from a military draft will be the postponement

of higher education at least until age 26 including closing all

universities and community colleges for at least 8 years.

At least 25 per cent of draftees will begin their service at age 24.

Those who enlist volunarily at age 18 for two or four or six years have an

8 year obligation if they start under age 26. The remainder of the 8 years

is spent in reserve status where they may be re-drafted.

High school clases such as geometry or advanced algebra and science

classes that are electives for college bound students will suffer very

low enrollment under a draft and college prep High school classes may

be canceled during the entire U.S. military draft.

High school boys are not going to like the draft because Islamic

extremists have developed a torture primarily for draftees in which

all of a draftees skin is removed and the draftee is left to suffer

and die a terrible draftee death.

All high school principals should warn recruiters that they will be banned

from high school campuses for a time period of three times longer than

the time the U.S. military draft lasts. If there is a 20 year draft

military recuiters will be banned from all high school campuses for 60

years as punishment. U.S. military recruiters who want continued access

to high schools have a duty to lobby Congress to vote against all military

draft bills including Charles Rangles H.R. 163. Recruiting on high

school property is a privelege that will be revoked if the draft is

reinstated in any form.

High school boys in student government are going to vote to punish

military recruiters if a draft passes anyway so they certainly will

not benifit from recuiting at high schools when there is a draft.

All college prep classes will be boycotted if there is a draft.

All JROTC classes will be boycotted if there is a draft.

ericmatteson2003november@hotmail.com