Sample Opt Out Letter. Dear _____ Administrators,.Optout requests can take several forms. In some cases, parents choose to keep their children home from school on test and make-up days. Sample Refusal (Opt Out) Letters. This page has links to opt out letters for the tests New York STATE gives to 3rd-8th graders every spring. Districts may opt to use the template and are encouraged to modify the template to meet the needs of their students and communities. My son will not be participating in state standardized testing during the current school year. Ohio has not passed any laws nor does the Ohio Department of Education have an official optout form or procedure to withdraw a child from the assessment. Ohio Required and Optional Forms, Waivers Relating to School-Age Instruction, Secondary Transition and Workforce Development for Students with Disabilities.