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2015 Official Opinions Op. Nev. Att'y Gen. 1 (2015)

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          STATE OF NEVADA
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
          100 North Carson Street
      Carson City, Nevada 89701-4717


ADAM PAUL LAXALT
   Attorney General


  WESLEY K. DUNCAN
  Assistant Attorney General
NICHOLAS A. TRUTANICH
      Chief of Staff


March 27, 2015


OPINION NO. 2015-01


EDUCATION; SCHOOL DISTRICT:
SUPERINTENDENT         OF    PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION: Nevada does not
provide explicit ability for pupils to opt
out of or expiicitiy require participation
in CRTs, nor mandate participation in
end of course examinations. If the
agency requires mandatory CRT
participation, individual districts will
need to determine consequences for
failure to participate.


Dale A.R. Erquiaga
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State of Nevada Department of Education
700 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701

Dear Superintendent Erquiaga:

      You have requested an opinion from this office regarding issues related to
parents in Nevada asking to opt-out of criterion-referenced tests (CRTs), end-of-
course examinations (EOCs), and the options available to schools should a student
refuse to participate in testing.

                                 BACKGROUND

      NRS 389.550 entitled Administration of criterion-referenced examinations was
originally added to the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) in 1999 with the passage of

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