New Business Item 4 (2015)

Action:

Adopted

NEA will publicize through existing channels:

1. Documented instances, as shared by members to state affiliates or NEA directly, in which students experienced negative consequences for refusing to take Smarter Balanced Assessment or PARCC or other state mandated high stakes test (consequences may include, but not be limited to, denial of program placement, exclusion from school sponsored event, unfair treatment during test sessions, etc.)

2. Publicize through existing communication channels how members or other advocates have fought successfully to help students overcome attempts at retribution for opting out.

3. Provide, on the NEA website, model legislative language for use at the state level, legislation of this kind can be introduced by members or parents’ rights groups for sponsorship by friendly legislators or as a statewide initiative to the people that prevents punitive actions or negative consequences carried out by districts and/or school staff including but not limited to program placement decisions or other exclusionary consequences for students who do not take state mandated assessments.