Help! Opting out of testing for student in home/hospital
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Anonymous
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Hi all,
I just received an email for my 8th grader to come into the building on 3 separate occasions for testing. He has an IEP and is currently enrolled in the home/hospital program. I know I am technically not allowed to opt him out, but I am not sending him into the building for these stupid tests. He has missed almost an entire year of school (besides the small bit the IIS tutors do) due to an ongoing illness. How do I opt him out of this without it becoming an issue? Just ignore them? Thank you! |
Anonymous
| I’d check with the counselor. |
Anonymous
| Just don't bring them in and say no. That's what we do. Not bringing mine this year, nor did I last year. They aren't making any acccominidations for covid-flu and too high risk for us. Nothing will happen. |
Anonymous
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I agree, there are no consequences for not bringing him in.
Best wishes for your son, OP, and for you. |
Anonymous
Ask the counselor. If it’s Algebra 1, the state test is a requirement for high school graduation. It could be taken later but it makes more sense to take it the same year as when the student takes the course. |
Anonymous
| Sorry can't he do virtual academy? Why isn't he in it? I thought it was for situations like this. |
Anonymous
He can do it next year. I spoke to the high school about this. It just has to be done before graduation, not necessarily now. |
Anonymous
Virtual is a structured schedule and kids need to attend daily. If child needs flexibility that's not it. |
Anonymous
| Thank you, everyone! Due to the fact he has missed so much school, he isn't being recommended for Algebra next year, so I don't even see the point of him taking these. It will just stress him out and make him feel horrible because he won't understand the questions. And yes, the Virtual Academy is where we planned on him going, but the schedule follows a traditional school day, and he hadn't been able to withstand a complete day of school yet. Working towards it though! |
Anonymous
Absolutely nothing will happen. We were told to bring our child last year and refused. We haven't heard from the school yet, but we will refuse again this year. It's not uncommon for virtual families not to bring their kids in. We are told we need to, but if we don't, nothing will happen. They do have to take the required tests in HS to graduate but they can be done in 10-11-12th. I think our school last year said they were going to file a waiver as I never heard from them after the initial call. It's not Algebra but there are other 8th-grade tests including a science test. I forget all the tests but just decline and say that you will not bring him into a school building due to health issues and they can waive it. Hope your child feels better soon! |
Anonymous
| DD was on IIS for 2 months due to sickness. She took tests during IIS and most of the teachers excused her missed testings when she returned after IIS completed. But they didn’t have foreign language IIS for her, so during the two months her classmate took her school work to our home and studied with her. Thanks to her friend, she was able to catch up with all students after IIS. |
Anonymous
| She had to make up for her MAP testings ( m and r in one sitting) and science lab safety test when she was back to school. |
Anonymous
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I had a kid in IIS. The school wanted her to come in and take state exams (like PARCC) and I refused. They told me I “had” to. I wrote a letter and said that my student was on IIS and could only tolerate a limited amount of work due to illness and that time was going to be spent on actual substantive curriculum and instruction that was of benefit to her - not on state-mandated testing that had no benefit to her or meaning in terms of her placement or academic skills.
Then I wrote another paragraph where I said that I appreciated that the school offered the opportunity to test as all disabled children should have access to testing just like other students but that in this situation it was medically inappropriate for her. It turns out that from the school’s perspective they are worried that the state or federal DoE may interpret their lack of ability to get kids on IIS tested as a way of hiding those kids’ lack of progress. My written letter helped the school accept my refusal to permit testing because it was a CYA for them. If the school is just insisting that DC come in for unit tests in classes, those can just be sent home and administered by the IIS teacher. |
Anonymous
Map testing can be done at home. Other tests cannot be. |
Anonymous
| I'm sorry your child has been ill for a whole year. Must be exhausting for you as a parent. Maybe homeschooling would work better. |