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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A new poll shows many Utah parents don't object to military recruiters getting contact information for graduating seniors from their high schools.
A poll in the Deseret Morning News today says 51 percent of parents think it's OK if their child's name and personal information is on lists schools give the military each year.
Thirty-eight percent of parents said they didn't want their child's name released.
The federal No Child Left Behind Act requires schools to give information about students to military recruiters.
Parents can chose to opt out of the program. But a survey of 55 schools by the newspaper shows some didn't tell parents about the option.
The poll surveyed 406 Utahns in April and has a 5 percent margin of error.
About 36-hundred Utahns join the military annually. Most join the Army or Army Reserves.
Information from: The Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com
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