How can I opt out my child? Send the principal a letter saying you don't want your child to take the test. For example: “Dear —, I have asked my child, name, not to take part in the name the exam this year.
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.
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.
Georgia and Federal laws do not include provisions that allow students to be "opted out" of state mandated assessments; therefore, the Georgia Department of Education and Bulloch County Schools do not have authority to waive student assessment requirements mandated by law (O.C.G.A. §20-2-281).
Parents/Guardians who choose to disallow participation in state-mandated testing must a completed opt-out form to the building principal prior to the actual dates of testing, documenting their intention to have their child not participate in the Georgia Milestones. These forms are available at your child's school.
Your Rights Parents and guardians of 3rd-8th graders in New York State have the right to refuse to allow their children to participate in this testing with no adverse consequences to their child, their child's teachers, or their child's school.
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.
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.