Parents in Charter and District schools are frustrated with the state of public education and are joining the opt out movement demanding an end to teaching to a test. Exercising Parental Rights to opt their students out of standardized test with out penalty and be part of developing public schools as stated in Title 1 Section 1118.
i met and video recorded a parent Tamika Riley who is totally frustrated with public education. Her students attend charter schools that require the students to take an admission test every year they attend the school. These students must also under go mandatory six days of mental toughness. i mentioned this conversation to a parent advocate. She told me that sounds illegal and to have the parent go to Education Law Center. Unfortunately, i didn't get her contact info, but gave her ours. i plan to refer these frustrated parents to Ed Law Center and a few other attorney's i have learned about who are not afraid to take the school district to court and sue them for these violations.
5. Once a student is enrolled in a charter school, must the parent re-apply each year for admission? No. Once a student is enrolled in a charter school, he or she has the right to continue to attend the charter school without having to re-apply for admission.
http://www.stonevalleyccs.org/uploads/Charters_Schools_in_PA_FAQ_Ed_Law_Center.pdf
Opt Out Parent Tonya Bah shared her Opt Out Letter, you can copy and submit to the school principal:
Dear Dr. Hite, Mr. Shaffer and
``Title 1 SEC. 1118. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
- ``(a) Local Educational Agency Policy.--
- ``(1) In general.--A local educational agency may receive funds under this part only if such agency implements programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement of parents in programs assisted under this part consistent with the provisions of this section. Such activities shall be planned and implemented with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children.
- ``(2) Written policy.--Each local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall develop jointly with, agree upon with, and distribute to, parents of participating children a written parent involvement policy that is incorporated into the local educational agency's plan developed under section 1112, establishes the expectations for parent involvement, and describes how the local educational agency will--
- ``(A) involve parents in the joint development of the plan under section 1112, and the process of school review and improvement under section 1116;
- ``(B) provide the coordination, technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist participating schools in planning and implementing effective parent involvement;
- ``(C) build the schools' and parents' capacity for strong parent involvement as described in subsection (e);
- ``(D) coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies under this part with parental involvement strategies under other programs, such as Head Start, Even Start, the Parents as Teachers Program, the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, and State-run preschool programs;
- ``(E) conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental involvement policy developed under this section--
- ``(i) to determine the effectiveness of the policy in increasing the participation of parents; and
- ``(ii) to identify barriers to greater participation by parents in activities authorized by this section, giving particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background; and
- ``(F) use the findings of the evaluations described in subparagraph (E) in designing strategies for school improvement and revising, if necessary, the parental involvement policies described in this subsection and subsection (b)(1).
- ``(3) Reservation.--
- ``(A) Each local educational agency shall reserve not less than 1 percent of such agency's allocation under this part to carry out this section, including family literacy and parenting skills, except that this paragraph shall not apply if 1 percent of such agency's allocation under this part (other than funds allocated under section 1002(e)) for the fiscal year for which the determination is made is $5,000 or less.
- ``(B) Parents of children receiving services under this part shall be involved in the decisions regarding how funds reserved under subparagraph (A) are allotted for parental involvement activities. https://www2.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA/sec1118.html
i met and video recorded a parent Tamika Riley who is totally frustrated with public education. Her students attend charter schools that require the students to take an admission test every year they attend the school. These students must also under go mandatory six days of mental toughness. i mentioned this conversation to a parent advocate. She told me that sounds illegal and to have the parent go to Education Law Center. Unfortunately, i didn't get her contact info, but gave her ours. i plan to refer these frustrated parents to Ed Law Center and a few other attorney's i have learned about who are not afraid to take the school district to court and sue them for these violations.
5. Once a student is enrolled in a charter school, must the parent re-apply each year for admission? No. Once a student is enrolled in a charter school, he or she has the right to continue to attend the charter school without having to re-apply for admission.
http://www.stonevalleyccs.org/uploads/Charters_Schools_in_PA_FAQ_Ed_Law_Center.pdf
Opt Out Parent Tonya Bah shared her Opt Out Letter, you can copy and submit to the school principal:
Dear Dr. Hite, Mr. Shaffer and
Principal_____________________
Pursuant to Pennsylvania Code Title 22, Chapter 4, section 4.4 (d)(5), I hereby exercise my right as a parent to have my child excused from 2015-2016 school year's state standardized testing because of “religious beliefs.”
Per this signed and dated letter and my rights stated above, I expect this letter and my rights, to be honored by (school name)
_________________________
Per this signed and dated letter and my rights stated above, I expect this letter and my rights, to be honored by (school name)
_________________________
its Principal, Mr or Ms._________________________ Dr. Hite, School Superintendent and the School Reform Commission (SRC) of Pennsylvania. I am requesting that my rights be recognized, respected and to not have my decision or my child subjected to any further scrutiny or requirements surrounding this request. I should not be forced, mandated or manipulated to first view, then restate my rights, on what I have already written my child be excused from, on the grounds of my religious beliefs and or might right to refuse Standardized Test.
Respectfully__________________
Parent
of____________________________
dated_______
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