Rosa has garnered support from the state's teachers unions as well
as test refusal leaders, but Common Core advocates are fearful that Rosa will undo the work of her predecessor, Tisch, who championed the Common Core and the use of student test scores in evaluating teachers.
Rosa has garnered support from the state's teachers unions as well
as test refusal leaders, but Common Core advocates are fearful that Rosa will undo the work of her predecessor, Tisch, who championed the Common Core and the use of student test scores in evaluating teachers.
Not exact matches
It looks like being a tough
test against the high flying Foxes, who Claudio Ranieri has got playing with freedom and fluency,
as well
as plenty of energy and a
refusal to give up.
Nolan's bill (A. 6777) enables children to be exempted from the
tests but it does not require schools notify parents of their right of
refusal without penalty
as Tedisco's measure does.
ALBANY — Familiar parent advocates from around the state publicly emerged Thursday
as part of a new coalition to take on the
test refusal movement.
Meanwhile,
test refusal groups still are calling for parents to opt their children out of state exams
as well
as the local
tests used in teacher evaluations.
«Opt Out, Shop Out» is one of 13 scheduled events from late February through the beginning of April — many styled
as community forums — to promote the
test refusals.
Last year, while Dr. Tisch was still in office, the education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, who reports to the Regents, said that it was «unethical» for educators to encourage or support
test refusal and that it was districts» responsibility to make sure that
as many students
as possible took the exams this spring.
Test -
Refusal Movement's Success Hampers Analysis of New York State Exam Results New York Times, 8/14/15» «I remember the bad old days when achievement gaps between groups of students or between schools and school districts were hidden
as if they were a dirty secret,» Thomas Kane, an economist and professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, said in an email.
As the number of people who planned to refuse to let their children take the
test grew, according to Ms. Roberts, the PTA vice president, dynamics began to shift and the pace of
refusals quickened.
We do not yet know exactly how the state will ask schools to prove they did not engage in institutional exclusion, but we are certain that parent - initiated
test refusal can not be classified
as such.
Please consider doing it asap,
as it'll prompt
test refusals - protecting kids and their teachers.
As per the state's suggestion, we encourage the
test administrator to document the
refusals and keep them on record at ESCS in case questions arise about the school's participation rate.
Their presentation was startlingly disingenuous: never referencing the nationwide controversy associated with this
testing, misleading those listening
as to transparency of privacy policies, and implying that there could be serious financial consequences for future
test refusals.
What's happening in Park Slope in terms of opt out is actually not
as anomalous
as you suggest - the past few years have seen significant
test refusal numbers at schools in East New York, Harlem, the Bronx, Red Hook, Brownsville, and Washington Heights.
Some see the
refusal to participate in SBAC
testing as an act of courage and conviction; they see it
as willful push - back against flawed education reform policies that since the passage of NCLB have failed to improve education in America's public schools and yet continue to be promoted by special interests who seek to profit at student, parent, and taxpayer expense.
(b)
As an employer who receives a verified adulterated or substituted drug
test result, you must consider this a
refusal to
test and immediately remove the employee involved from performing safety - sensitive functions.
(c)
As a BAT or an STT, or as the physician evaluating a «shy lung» situation, when an employee refuses to test as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, you must terminate the portion of the testing process in which you are involved, document the refusal on the ATF (or in a separate document which you cause to be attached to the form), immediately notify the DER by any means (e.g., telephone or secure fax machine) that ensures the refusal notification is immediately receive
As a BAT or an STT, or
as the physician evaluating a «shy lung» situation, when an employee refuses to test as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, you must terminate the portion of the testing process in which you are involved, document the refusal on the ATF (or in a separate document which you cause to be attached to the form), immediately notify the DER by any means (e.g., telephone or secure fax machine) that ensures the refusal notification is immediately receive
as the physician evaluating a «shy lung» situation, when an employee refuses to
test as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, you must terminate the portion of the testing process in which you are involved, document the refusal on the ATF (or in a separate document which you cause to be attached to the form), immediately notify the DER by any means (e.g., telephone or secure fax machine) that ensures the refusal notification is immediately receive
as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, you must terminate the portion of the
testing process in which you are involved, document the
refusal on the ATF (or in a separate document which you cause to be attached to the form), immediately notify the DER by any means (e.g., telephone or secure fax machine) that ensures the
refusal notification is immediately received.
(m)
As the employee, if you decline to allow a directly observed collection required or permitted under this section to occur, this is a
refusal to
test.
§ 40.133 Without interviewing the employee, under what circumstances may the MRO verify a
test result
as positive, or
as a
refusal to
test because of adulteration or substitution, or
as cancelled because the
test was invalid?
(2)
As the MRO, you must note the
refusal by checking the «Refusal to Test» box in Step 6 on Copy 2 of the CCF, checking whether the specimen was adulterated or substituted and, if adulterated, noting the adulterant /
refusal by checking the «
Refusal to Test» box in Step 6 on Copy 2 of the CCF, checking whether the specimen was adulterated or substituted and, if adulterated, noting the adulterant /
Refusal to
Test» box in Step 6 on Copy 2 of the CCF, checking whether the specimen was adulterated or substituted and, if adulterated, noting the adulterant / reason.
(d)
As a collector or an MRO, when an employee refuses to participate in the part of the
testing process in which you are involved, you must terminate the portion of the
testing process in which you are involved, document the
refusal on the CCF (including, in the case of the collector, printing the employee's name on Copy 2 of the CCF), immediately notify the DER by any means (e.g., telephone or secure fax machine) that ensures that the
refusal notification is immediately received.
(i) Check the «
Refusal to
Test» box and «Other» box in Step 6 on Copy 2 of the CCF and note the reason next to the «Other» box and on the «Remarks» lines,
as needed.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part,
as an employer of Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers holding commercial driving licenses (CDLs) or
as a third party administrator for owner - operator CMV drivers with CDLs, you are authorized to comply with State laws requiring you to provide to State CDL licensing authorities information about all violations of DOT drug and alcohol
testing rules (including positive
tests and
refusals) by any CMV driver holding a CDL.
In certain situations, however, your
test information may be released without your consent; such
as, legal proceedings, grievances, or administrative proceedings brought on by you or on your behalf, which resulted from a positive, adulterated, substituted
test result or
refusal.
(a) Except where otherwise specified in this part,
as a service agent you may receive and maintain all records concerning DOT drug and alcohol
testing programs, including positive, negative, and
refusal to
test individual
test results.
(f) With respect to adulteration or substitution
test results, check the «
refusal to
test because:» box (Step 6) on Copy 2 of the CCF, check the «Adulterated» or «Substituted» box,
as appropriate, make appropriate annotation in the «Remarks» line, sign and date the verification statement.
(1) You may verify a
test result
as a positive or
refusal to
test,
as applicable, if the employee expressly declines the opportunity to discuss the
test with you.
(A) That the employee was required to take a DOT drug
test, but the laboratory reported that the specimen was adulterated or substituted, which is treated
as a
refusal to
test;
For example, if you verified one specimen
as positive and the other
as a
refusal to
test because the specimen was adulterated,
as the MRO, you should report the positive and the
refusal results to the DER.
For example, if you verified the specimen
as being positive for marijuana and cocaine and
as being a
refusal to
test because the specimen was also adulterated,
as the MRO, you should report the positives and the
refusal to the DER.
(A) Report the
test to the DER and the employee
as a verified
refusal to
test.
(D) If the
test of the primary specimen reconfirms the adulteration and / or substitution finding of the split specimen,
as the MRO you must report the result
as a
refusal to
test as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
(g) If,
as the MRO, you receive a laboratory invalid result in conjunction with a positive, adulterated, and / or substituted result and you verify any of those results
as being a positive and / or
refusal to
test, you do not report the invalid result unless the split specimen fails to reconfirm the result (s) of the primary specimen.
(6)
As the MRO, if you determine that there is not a legitimate medical explanation, you must report the test to the DER as a verified refusal to test because of adulteration or substitutio
As the MRO, if you determine that there is not a legitimate medical explanation, you must report the
test to the DER
as a verified refusal to test because of adulteration or substitutio
as a verified
refusal to
test because of adulteration or substitution.
In making this contact, you must explain to the employee that, if he or she declines to discuss the result, you will verify the
test as positive or
as a
refusal to
test because of adulteration or substitution,
as applicable.
However, I have dealt with sales people who take first
refusal as a «
test» response, and decide to go into the details anyway.
A
refusal to submit to a drug
test or
tests resulting in a positive confirmed
test result will be used
as a basis to reject any applicant for employment with our animal hospitals.
Open - source code and data provide the exact recipe that lead to conclusions, but a lack of openness and transparency may represent one obstacle to resolving scientific disputes and progress, such
as a
refusal to share the code to
test diverging conclusions (Le Page 2009).
Defenses against a
refusal charge are that the police arrested without probable cause to believe the defendant was in violation of the DWI law, that the defendant did not refuse (police will sometimes list inability to blow into the machine sufficiently
as a
refusal, when they should instead then offer a blood
test), and that the
refusal was reasonable (for instance, the defendant can argue whether the
test runs counter to his or her religion, or whether the police followed up the implied consent statutory language with confusing commentary on it).
Sheridan also argued that, given the inclusion of criminal
test refusal in Minnesota's implied consent scheme, Mr. Brooks's actual submission to
testing can not be considered
as consent in the Fourth Amendment sense.
More specifically, the trial court might well have proscribed extrajudicial statements by any lawyer, party, witness, or court official which divulged prejudicial matters, such
as the
refusal of Sheppard to submit to interrogation or take any lie detector
tests; any statement made by Sheppard to officials; the identity of prospective witnesses or their probable testimony; any belief in guilt or innocence; or like statements concerning the merits of the case.
While there did not seem to be much interest from the Court in trying to rationalize DWI blood alcohol
testing as a special needs search, Chief Justice Gildea did linger over the idea, asking whether the special needs analysis would be different if
test refusal had not been made a criminal offense in Minnesota.
Volokh runs through the 2 prongs of the «religious accommodation»
test under Title VII and grants Reddy the benefit of the doubt
as to the fact that his
refusal was based on a «sincerely held religious belief.»
In Texas, your
refusal to submit to a
test upon the request of a law enforcement officer is admissible in any criminal proceeding against you
as evidence of you consciousness of guilt.
The Superior Court, Appellate Division, Petrella, P.J.A.D., held that conviction for
refusal to take breathalyzer
test could not serve
as basis for imposing second offender status when sentencing defendant for later conviction for driving while intoxicated.
Canadian case law also recognizes that an employee's
refusal or failure to undergo an alcohol or drug
test in the circumstances described above may properly be viewed
as a serious violation of an employer's drug and alcohol policy, and may itself be grounds for serious discipline.
Use to file an appeal from a finding and / or penalty imposed after a DMV hearing regarding such matters
as a fatal accident, chemical
test refusal, or motor - vehicle related business regulated by DMV.
Rhode Island driving records list three years» worth of citations, accidents, restrictions, etc... However, some items will be listed on the record much longer such
as violations that involve a school bus,
refusals to submit to chemical
testing, and accidents.
My clinical focus also includes treatment of trichotillomania
as well
as a variety of childhood and school related difficulties such
as selective mutism,
test anxiety, and school
refusal.