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Military recruiters visit Mason City High School, put children through drills

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MASON CITY – NorthIowaToday.com has been made aware that military recruiters are visiting schools in Mason City and pressuring minor children to sign contracts to join the armed forces.

At least one armed forces recruiter has been to Mason City High School in recent days and was allowed to make a presentation to gym classes. Students were then put through some kind of military exercise or drill. The recruiter took names and phone numbers of children and has placed text messages and phone calls to them.

There does not appear to be an attempt by the Mason City School District to inform parents that these activities would take place. A call to Mason City High School seeking answers from Principal Dan Long was not answered, and a message was left for an Associate Principal.

Anita Micich
Anita Micich

NIT sent the following email to Mason City and Clear Lake School Superintendent Anita Micich Monday:

from: Matt Marquardt <northiowatoday@gmail.com>
to: Anita Micich <amicich@masoncityschools.org>
date: Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 12:01 PM

Good morning Anita. I would like to know all the names and branches of all military recruiters that you are allowing into the Mason City and Clear Lake schools. I would like to know if the School District has performed background checks on these men. I would like to know what schools and grades they are making presentations to. I would like to know if they are supervised by school staff. I would like to know the substance of the presentations they are making to students. I am further aware that the recruiters are putting some of the children through military-style drills in gym class. I am aware that military recruiters are in the High School, and I know that they have visited schoolchildren at the other grade schools. I would further like to know if the claims the recruiters are making to the schoolchildren are verified or fact-checked ahead of time by school personnel.

Your full transparency on this matter and timely response is appreciated.

Matt Marquardt
NorthIowaToday.com Publisher

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