Some CT superintendents continue to violate parent’s civil rights and their own Code of Responsibility
Parents of public school students in a number of Connecticut school districts continue to report that there are superintendents and principals who are not only misleading parents about their fundamental and inalienable right to refuse to have their child participate in the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) and/or the NEW SAT, but are actually telling parents that it is “illegal” for them to opt their child or children out of the tests.
Such a statement is a lie, a violation of the parent’s civil rights and violates the Connecticut Code of Professional Responsibility that school administrators MUST follow in order to maintain their state certification.
ONCE AGAIN – There is NO federal or state law, regulation or legal policy that prevents a parent from refusing (opting their child out) of Connecticut’s Common Core SBAC tests or the recently “mandated” NEW SAT.
If Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman, Commissioner of Education Dianna Wentzell or any public school superintendent or principal has a legal opinion that they believe gives them the authority to override constitutionally guaranteed parental rights then they need to immediately make such a document public so that those of us who are parents can take appropriate legal action to protect Connecticut’s parents and children.
If they do not have a legal opinion that can withstand a challenge then superintendents need to stop implementing the Malloy administration’s strategy of abuse and treat their Some CT superintendents continue to violate parent’s civil rights and their own Code of Responsibility - Wait What?:
