To:

North Forsyth Middle School

West Side Elementary

Marietta City Schools

Forsyth County Schools

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia State School Board

Georgia State Legislature

The undersigned hereby support the parental and individual rights of parents to opt their children out of standardized testing.

Whereas, North Forsyth Middle School in Cumming, Georgia, has forced Justin Wheeler, a special needs student, to take standardized tests against his mother’s clear and repeated instructions;

Whereas, Tracy and Mary Finney were met by police at West Side Elementary in Marietta, Georgia, when they elected to opt their children out of state standardized testing.

Therefore we, the undersigned petition to protect parental rights in education.