"To insult them by saying we don't want any part of your MCAS is to say we're afraid," said Sam Poulten, from the Nashoba Valley Vocational-Technical high school.
Opponents of MCAS were pleased with the outcome of the meeting.
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"We're thrilled with this," said Jacqueline Dee King, a Cambridge parent who supports the state-wide Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education, a group that opposes MCAS.
"This was not a vote to delay the requirement for a short time while they tweak the test," she said.