Re: Race to Nowhere

[Monty Neill <monty@fairtest.org>]

Many states do allow students to opt out of testing, but districts may 
not follow state policy. That is what Geena has to find out, and 
depending on the state she is in, others on this list might be able to 
help her.

On 1/18/2011 10:19 AM, aburke5054@aol.com wrote:
> You are not likely to prevail with an argument that your daughter's civil rights are being violated by testing because school districts have no authority to discriminate by denying some children the same programs that they provide to all other children. On the other hand, if your daughter really does become distraught over testing, you might ask the district to provide her with counseling. Perhaps her teacher would support you in that.
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> To: arn-l<arn-l@interversity.org>
> Sent: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 7:28 pm
> Subject: Re: [arn-l] Race to Nowhere
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> I wish it were that easy in my district. They absolutely refuse to exempt her. I
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> Sent: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 1:47 pm
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> A close fried of mine was informed during his daughter's 3rd grade year that she
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> 3rd grade.   She is now happily puttering along in 5th grade, with no regrets.
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> The school no longer bothers the family about her scores, she receives the help
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> On Jan 17, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Geena@aol.com wrote:
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> > Not true. Five kids in one district in IL have committed suicide within the
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> last few years. The pressure is extremely high. Testing stresses us out as well
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