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Westchester School Districts Reporting High Opt-Out Rates

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- With state-mandated testing now underway, several schools in the Lower Hudson Valley are reporting a high occurrence of students opting out, according to lohud.com.

Several Westchester County Schools are seeing high opt-out rates for the state-mandated testing that began today.

Several Westchester County Schools are seeing high opt-out rates for the state-mandated testing that began today.

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Many of the schools are reporting opt-out rates of 25 percent of the student body or higher, LoHud.com said. 

Some of the highest numbers in the area were reported in Putnam County, including Mahopac Schools which is reporting 45 percent of elementary schoolers and 55 percent middle schoolers choosing not to take the tests, LoHud.com said.

On the other end of the spectrum, Byram Hills is reporting only 3.4 percent of its students opting out, LoHud.com reported.

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For more on state-mandated standardized testing and the opting-out controversy, check this Daily Voice report.

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