Last spring approximately 20% of NYS students refused the state math and ELA tests. Rather than address their real concerns and the motives behind the test refusals, Commissioner Elia chose to respond by distributing a "toolkit" to superintendents, aimed at reducing these numbers.  In the words of the author, "This belongs in the you-cant-make-up-this-stuff category. Also in the someone-is-actually-getting-paid-to-do-this category."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/11/06/new-yorks-baffling-response-to-parents-who-didnt-let-their-kids-take-common-core-tests/