The standardized tests in question are just that - stndardized tests. Meaning, the school can't mess with them. We are talking about tests such as the Stanford Achievement Test, Iowa Basic Skills Test, California Achievement Test, etc. We homeschool our children and have them take the Stanford test every year, so we can gauge our progress. Since I'm the one paying for the tests, I don't feel the need to share the results with the school system. It's not their business.
This is not about tests anymore. It's about who has the control over a child's education.
Getting back to this situation involving the Bryants, the school system is not the one looking for test results or even asking the Bryants to take the test. It is DSS that wants those things because a long time ago the Bryants lost legal custody of their children.