The Case for Opting Out If testing causes your child undue stress, or your child has an issue such as dyslexia that makes a timed test a living nightmare, then putting your child through testing feels like cold, hard punishment that they don't deserve. My feeling? Opt them out.
It could be as basic as: “I want to let you know we do not want our child, name, to take part in the name the standardized exam this year. Please arrange for him or her to have a productive educational experience during the testing period.”Some states or districts have specific forms.
If you submit an opt out letter, your child's STAAR will be given a zero score even though your child did not take the STAAR.
Opted out; opting out; opts out. intransitive verb. : to choose not to participate in something. often used with of.
“Opt-out” HIV testing is defined as conducting HIV testing after notifying patients that the test will be conducted and that they may decline or defer testing. 2.
Ing to the Code of Virginia, all students in Virginia are expected to take the Standards of Learning (SOL) state assessments. Virginia regulations do not include what is sometimes referred to as an "opt-out policy" for state assessments. However, parents may refuse testing his/her children.
Despite the enormous pressure parents and students are under to participate in high-stakes testing, you have the right to refuse. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO “OPT OUT” OF TESTING? It means refusing to take a state standardized test, such as MCAS or ACCESS. Typically, parents are the ones opting out their children.
Send the principal a letter saying you don't want your child to take the tests. It could be as basic as: “I want to let you know we do not want our child, name, to take part in the name the standardized exam this year.