This is a general guide of the various steps and forms a parent can follow to Opt Out of the STAAR assessment. Thank you for educating my child.The Texas Education Commissioner has said that virtual students do not have to take STAAR this year due to COVID. Do your own research and ask the school. According to my son's HS, it is mandatory to pass the 5 HS STAAR to graduate. This is the current version of our TPERN opt out letter. It has been updated to include the refusal language the TEA require that the local campus document. I need some help with talking points in reference to why you'd choose to opt out of the STAAR. This letter informs a child's teacher and principal that the parent is removing their child from STAAR testing based on their moral and religious beliefs. I want to opt out my child of the staar standardized testing in Texas.