Know Your Rights: Opt-Out of CAASPP State Exams

Know Your Rights! Opt-Out from Exams this Week!
Many students are stressed and ridden with anxiety with upcoming AP exams.
Did you know you have the right to opt-out of SBACELA, SBACMATHEMATICS, and CALIFORNIA SCIENCE ASSESSMENT?
Here is CTA guidelines for students legal right to opt out: https://www.cta.org/optout
Opting-out of the testing will NOT impact your grades your academic achievements. Your Right to Opt Out of State Exams! 
School officials and personnel won’t tell you about your student’s right to opt out from upcoming state exams because the dependency on receiving more funding and performance ranking.
In reality, the state exams are not mandatory! Student may opt out.

More Resources and Stories: 

1. Know Your Rights Summary https://letsspeakup.org/download/21026/
2. “Wanna Die?” Please Don’t. Opt Out
3. Sample letters from Race to No Where 
4. Opt out guidelines from CTA
5. College Placement argument 
6. Palo Alto District has high Opt-Out rate and low enrollment  
7. 2019 State Tests Statistics 

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/2019/04/01/state-tests-opt-outs/3309556002/