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.
While not addressed in state legislation, adopted agency policy allows students or parents to refuse to participate in state assessments. This policy requires either the student or parent to put this request into writing and for it to be kept on file at the school or district office.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides consumers with the right to opt-out – meaning, the right to tell a business to stop selling their personal information.
HOW MANY OPT-OUT STATES ARE THERE? 21 states and Guam have opted out. States that have opted out are Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Kansas, North Dakota, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Montana, South Dakota, Wisconsin, California, Colorado and Kentucky.