Florida’s Lee County became the first county in the country to opt out of administering Common Core testing. On Tuesday, it opted back in after the school county superintendent and state educational groups pressured the school board to reverse its decision.

From Florida Today:

Lee County schools rescind vote to opt-out of Common Core exams

A Florida school board rescinded its vote Tuesday to opt out of standardized testing standardized, changing its mind about its unprecedented decision that captured the growing discontent among parents and teachers nationwide over the number of tests children are given.

In a first for Florida and possibly the nation, Lee County voted last week not to administer tests tied to the Common Core academic standards or any end-of-course exams. The vote came after parents organized petitions, Facebook groups and meetings in favor of scaling back or getting rid of standardized testing.

“People said, ‘Enough is enough,'” said Bob Schaeffer, education director for the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, which endorsed the opt-out vote. “The volume of standardized testing has exploded out of control.”

But the decision was met with immediate backlash: Superintendent Nancy Graham warned the opt-out could hurt students and asked the board to change its vote. The Florida School Boards Association cautioned that students who didn’t take the state’s standardized tests wouldn’t meet the requirements to earn a standard high school diploma, and also could miss the opportunity to earn college credit.