# Tex. Education Code § 26.010: EXEMPTION FROM INSTRUCTION

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.010

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Education Code § 26.010
- **Heading:** EXEMPTION FROM INSTRUCTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.010

## Text

(a) A parent is entitled to remove the parent's child temporarily from a class or other school activity that conflicts with the parent's religious or moral beliefs if the parent presents or delivers to the teacher of the parent's child a written statement authorizing the removal of the child from the class or other school activity. A parent is not entitled to remove the parent's child from a class or other school activity to avoid a test or to prevent the child from taking a subject for an entire semester.

(b) This section does not exempt a child from satisfying grade level or graduation requirements in a manner acceptable to the school district and the agency.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Education Code § 26.001 § 26.001. PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.001.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.002 § 26.002. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.002.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.003 § 26.003. RIGHTS CONCERNING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.003.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.004 § 26.004. ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.004.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.005 § 26.005. ACCESS TO STATE ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSMENT RESULTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.005.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.006 § 26.006. ACCESS TO TEACHING MATERIALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.006.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.007 § 26.007. ACCESS TO BOARD MEETINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.007.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.008 § 26.008. RIGHT TO FULL INFORMATION CONCERNING STUDENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.008.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.009 § 26.009. CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.009.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.010 § 26.010. EXEMPTION FROM INSTRUCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.010.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.011 § 26.011. GRIEVANCES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.011.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.012 § 26.012. FEE FOR COPIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.012.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.013 § 26.013. STUDENT DIRECTORY INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.013.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.015 § 26.015. POSTING OF INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENT DISCIPLINE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.015.md)

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