Section 852 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations provides that parents or guardians may annually submit a written request to the school to excuse their child from any or all parts of the CAASPP for the school year.
Opting out helps block the use of test results as weapons of destruction. Protect your child, a teacher, a school or a district from the harm of testing overuse and misuse. One parent opting out can protect her own child from test abuse.
Opting Out of Assessments Students may opt out of standardized assessments. The education commissioner must create and publish a form that parents can use to opt a student out of the state assessments. The form must identify the consequences, if any, of opting out, and ask the parent the reason for opting out.
Dear Principal Name, I wanted to let you know that my child, name, will not take part in the name the test this year. We ask that you make arrangements for him/her to have a productive educational experience during the testing period. Thank you for all you do.