Great news! State says deceased students can opt out of testing!
I have been doing some research on testing in Illinois and Chicago in preparation for the strategy session and forum on Friday, and came across this chart from the Illinois State Board of Education which lists “reasons for not testing.”And you’ll be glad to know that among the reasons is the following:
Deceased: Student was deceased prior to the start of the time of testing or died during the time of testing and had not started testing.
Wonder what the policy is if the student died while taking a test?
Anyway, other reasons for not testing include:
In Jail/Locked Facility: Student was in jail or in a locked facility during the time of testing (their explanation,