On Saturday, Texas State Representative Cody Harris, who represents District 8 (Anderson, Freestone, Hill and Navarro counties), sent a letter to the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Mike Morath, urging him to cancel the STAAR test this year and "reduce bureaucratic red tape in light of COVID-19."
"Our teachers should be able to focus whatever time they have left through the end of the school year on actually educating our kids and not preparing for a flawed test," Rep. Harris said in a statement. "Common sense and a calm demeanor are desperately needed from everyone right now. I urge each of you to use good judgement. Quit buying a year’s supply of toilet paper and other things you don’t need. We are Texans! Strong, proud and level-headed. Let’s act like it and we will all get through this stronger than we were before."
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