State testing refusals vary wildly across Brooklyn
A Brooklyn school district saw more students opt out of state exams for the 2017-18 school year than any other district in the city, Department of Education data shows.
New York State is required by federal law to administer math and English Language Arts tests to every third- to eighth-grade public school student.
Parents, however, have the right of refusal on the student’s behalf, allowing them to opt out of the tests.