Fourteen parents whose children were retained in third grade after they “opted out” of Florida’s standardized tests filed a lawsuit saying their rights were violated by confusing standards that rely too much on a single exam.
The lawsuit says Education Commissioner Pam Stewart, the state Department of Education, the state Board of Education and several local school districts violated the families’ rights to due process and equal protection when deciding whether to allow certain students to move on to fourth grade.
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