HOUMA, LA (AP) — The Terrebonne Parish School Board on Tuesday will consider whether to ask the Governor's Office to be removed from Common Core testing.
The resolution asks Gov. Bobby Jindal and state school Superintendent John White to remove Terrebonne Parish from Common Core testing until "these programs have been thoroughly reviewed and understood by teachers, parents, community leaders, and approved by school board members."
Terrebonne School Superintendent Philip Martin tells The Courier’s Jacob Batte only the Legislature can alter state law.
In January, Jindal issued an executive order protecting parents who choose to opt their children out of the tests. His action came after several parents across the state announced they wouldn't let their children participate.
