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[quote=Anonymous]Hate to be the one to break it the PP who "asked" her school's admins about opting out - this approach wasn't too swift.  You tell your principal that you're opting out, and that you've done your research on the legal ins and outs.  Let admins take on the stress of your opting out from there.  You focus on good record keeping related to your opt out experience, and planning to manage the logistics of it (as has been pointed out, definitely don't expect the school to help you; you would need to supervise your child during testing sessions).

Expect headaches but not defeat. Don't be surprised if your opting out means that you will hear from your school's registrar, a City social worker, or even the DC Superior Court.  Not only is there no clear path to opting out in DC, there is no path at all.

Even so, take heart.  I know several DCPS families (in Upper NW) where parents put up with threats from their school's admins and OSSE to opt out last year, but stuck to their guns.  Nothing happened to them.  It's only a question of when DCPS and OSSE back off, and how, not if, because the Every Students Succeeds Act is in your corner legally (hence the scare tactics, with admins grasping at straws).[/quote]

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