Are Children Enrolled in or Placed in Private Schools Required to Take the District-Wide and State Assessments?

According to South Carolina's Office of Exceptional Children Policies and Procedures released April 6, 2009, if a child is placed in a private school by the LEA or public agency, the child is required to take the appropriate district-wide and state assessments. If the child has been enrolled in the private school by the parents, the child would follow the requirements of the private school. That may mean that he or she would not take the district-wide or state assessment if the private school was not in the South Carolina State Assessment system.