Read this opt out of testing letter from parent - Get ready to be inspired!
Editor's note: This amazing opt out letter was shared in The Texas Opt Out of State Tests group (there's one for every state). I'm sharing it here because it so eloquently and passionately identifies so many of the ills of standardized testing from a parent who has her child's freedom to learn as her main priority. You can find more opt out letters at the opt out of state tests site here.
Names have been changed.
Dear (school principal),
This letter is to respectfully inform you of the decision my husband and I have made to opt our children out of the 3rd grade STAAR tests on Apr. 24 and 25 and the make-up tests on Apr. 26 and 27. We understand it is Austin ISD's position that "by law there is no opt out for students" and that even though the test will not count towards school ratings this year, our children's "unexcused"
Names have been changed.
Dear (school principal),
This letter is to respectfully inform you of the decision my husband and I have made to opt our children out of the 3rd grade STAAR tests on Apr. 24 and 25 and the make-up tests on Apr. 26 and 27. We understand it is Austin ISD's position that "by law there is no opt out for students" and that even though the test will not count towards school ratings this year, our children's "unexcused"
