
JROTC Is Preying on Poor Students
A recent string of revelations about abuses by the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps presents an opportunity to rein in the military’s presence and power in public schools.
Scott Harding is associate professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. He is coauthor of Breaking the War Habit: The Debate over Militarism in American Education, Counter-Recruitment and the Campaign to Demilitarize Public Schools, and Human-Rights Based Approaches to Community Practice in the United States.
A recent string of revelations about abuses by the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps presents an opportunity to rein in the military’s presence and power in public schools.