Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

Opting out of standardized tests which are required under federal accountability laws is a right that is being denied in some schools. My bill assures parents that their request to be excused from certain testing will be honored. The new Every Student Succeeds Act provides that each parent has a right to opt-out their child.

My bill will allow a student to opt out from any or all parts of an assessment when there is a written request for excusal based on an objection on religious or philosophical grounds, the basis of a strong moral or ethical conviction similar to a religious belief, privacy concerns or due to health concerns for the child.

Please join me in co-sponsoring this legislation.