Students Opt Out

71 students in Grade 12 out of 263 have opted out.
36 students in Grade 11 out of 283 have opted out.
No Grade 9 & 10 students recorded as opting out.

North High School also has an active JROTC unit.

No Grade 9 & 10 students recorded as opting out. Worcester Public Schools do not actively inform students/parents in Grades 9 & 10 of NCLB opt out, and have either chosen not to accept or track requests. NCLB only requires schools release Grades 11 and 12 contact information.

Worcester Public Schools use opt out forms that do not recognize that students are able to opt themselves out.
Worcester does not allow a standing opt out, but rather requires an opt out at the beginning of every school year.
WPS send opt out forms home to parents which are available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Worcester Public Schools Opt Out Report (pdf)

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 at 11:18 pm and is filed under Massachusetts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.