Critics of opt - out contend that
test refusals happen mainly in middle - class and wealthy areas, hurting high - need schools by making it more difficult to measure the achievement gap.
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.