Title: Just Say No to Standardized Tests: Why and How to Opt Out (Updated February 2021) | FairTest
Headings: Just Say No to Standardized Tests: Why and How to Opt Out (Updated February 2021)
Just Say No to Standardized Tests: Why and How to Opt Out (Updated February 2021)
Why opt out? By opting out, you can….
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Content: Many parents opting out together send a unified message that students’ time should be spent learning, not filling in bubbles on a test sheet. Urban parents can opt out to demand an end to school closures based on test scores and protest how testing fuels the school-to-prison pipeline. Suburban parents can do so to push for better use of classroom time and to show solidarity with urban parents. Students, parents and teachers can unite to stop the malpractice of using student test scores to evaluate educators. How to Opt Out
What should parents do to refuse testing for their child? 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. Please arrange for [him or her] to have a productive educational experience during the testing period.” Some states or districts have specific forms.