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Last updated on Wednesday, March 4, 2015
(MUNCIE) - An Indiana mom says her son is now suspended after she refused to let him take the ISTEP. It’s something other parents across the state have done successfully.
There isn't a state law governing how schools should handle the situation. Each individual school district is responsible to come up with its own policy.
Debora Harty sent a letter to Cowan Community School Corporation in Muncie asking that her son be removed from ISTEP testing last week. She received a letter back denying her request. The letter also mentioned that missing the test is insubordinate and can lead to disciplinary action. Monday, Harty called the WISH-TV newsroom and said her son had been given a three-day in-school suspension.
Harty explained she didn't want her son taking the test because it goes to the funding of schools and teachers and it is not fair to put children through long hours of testing which doesn't come back to prove anything for the students.
In another case, a Lafayette student who is not taking the ISTEP will receive a "did not pass" grade. That could affect whether his teacher gets a raise since the state evaluates teachers using students' ISTEP scores.
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