Contact:  Bill O'Reilly, 212-396-9117 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

 COMMON CORE OPT OUT NUMBERS DEMANDED

WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROB ASTORINO WILL DEMAND THAT NEW YORK STATE IMMEDIATELY RELEASE STATISTICS ON HOW MANY  CHILDREN OPTED OUT OF COMMON CORE TESTING THIS WEEK AT A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH AT 3:00 PM OUTSIDE OF 623 FIFTH AVENUE IN MANHATTAN.

MR. ASTORINO, AND HIS WIFE, SHEILA, A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, OPTED THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF COMMON CORE TESTING FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, ARGUING THAT IT IS EXPERIMENTAL, DEVELOPMENTALLY INAPPROPRIATE, AND DISRUPTIVE TO WIDER CLASSROOM LEARNING, AMONG OTHER CONCERNS.

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DATE:TODAY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015

TIME: 3:00 PM

PLACE: 623 FIFTH AVENUE  (entrance on 50th)