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States Are Trying To Force the Bible Into the Classroom

“The separation of church and state appears nowhere in the Declaration of Independence or Constitution," a top Oklahoma education official said in defense of the state's Ten Commandments decree.

Reason

Oklahoma teachers were told to use the Bible. There's resistance from schools as students return

Oklahoma’s Bixby school district has lots to show off for a fast-growing Tulsa suburb, including a state-of-the-art new high school and plans for a $12 million upgrade to its football complex

The Independent UK

Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest

A former public high school teacher in Oklahoma had her teaching license revoked by the State Board of Education Thursday for providing students a link to a list of banned books posted online two years prior

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Brickbat: I Can't Get Into That

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters recently told members of the state legislature that he has been locked out of the state Department of Education website for two years. In a video posted to X, Walters and another man, who wasn't identified, said that employees created individual websites…

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Oklahoma’s superintendent orders public schools to teach the Bible – relying on controversial views about religious freedom

In the days since Oklahoma’s state superintendent, Ryan Walters, ordered school districts to teach the Bible, he’s been defending his mandate.

The Conversation

Oklahoma To Require Public Schools To Teach the Bible

"Every teacher, every classroom in the state will have a Bible in the classroom and will be teaching from the Bible in the classroom," state Superintendent Ryan Walters announced last week.

Reason

What to know about Oklahoma's top education official ordering Bible instruction in schools

Oklahoma's top education official has sparked outrage among some civil rights groups over his directive that public schools immediately begin incorporating the Bible into classes for grades 5 through 12

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“Public Schools Are Not Sunday Schools”: Controversy Erupts As Oklahoma Forces Schools To Teach The Bible

Public schools across Oklahoma are about to shake up their curriculums by incorporating the Bible because it is a “necessary historical document.” The post “Public Schools Are Not Sunday Schools”: Controversy Erupts As Oklahoma Forces Schools To Teach The Bible first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Oklahoma state superintendent orders public schools to teach the Bible

Ryan Walters calls Bible ‘necessary document to teach kids’ and says Ten Commandments will also be required learning

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma public schools leader orders schools to incorporate Bible instruction

Oklahoma's top education official is ordering public schools to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12

The Independent UK

Oklahoma ‘immediately’ requires schools to teach the Bible: ‘Strict compliance is expected’

Republican school official Ryan Walters says every teacher ‘will be teaching from the Bible in the classroom’

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Mandates Bible, Ten Commandments In Schools

Oklahoma mandates Bible in schools, sparking controversy. Superintendent emphasizes historical significance. Lawsuits and court rulings follow.

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Nonbinary Student's Death Sparks National Outcry And White House Condemnation

Tragic suicide of nonbinary student Nex Benedict in Oklahoma due to bullying sparks national conversation on LGBTQ+ inclusivity and support in schools.

Reason

Oklahoma Autopsy Finds That a Bullied Nonbinary Student Committed Suicide

After blaming the state's bathroom law, The New York Times says "it has never been clear" whether gender identity figured in the fight that preceded Nex Benedict's death.

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Parents Outraged At Fundraiser Event Where Students Licked Peanut Butter Off Each Other’s Toes

“When I was in high school, we sold candy to raise money.” The post Parents Outraged At Fundraiser Event Where Students Licked Peanut Butter Off Each Other’s Toes first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Judge blocks Texas migrant arrest law

Senate Bill 4 was Texas’ latest attempt to deter people from crossing the border amid a surge in migration

The Texas Tribune

Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge

Senate Bill 4 was Texas’ latest attempt to deter people from crossing the Texas-Mexico border amid a surge in migration.

Reason

The New York Times Implausibly Implicates Oklahoma's Bathroom Law in the Death of a Nonbinary Student

Don’t let culture war politics overwhelm a commitment to the facts.

The Guardian - US

‘Scared for our kids’: anger mounts after non-binary teen dies following school fight

Activists decry anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric as they mourn Nex Benedict, 16, who died after ‘altercation’ in Oklahoma high school bathroom

The Texas Tribune

Texas and Biden administration lawyers face off in court over new law making illegal border crossing a state crime

An Austin judge will decide whether Senate Bill 4 will go into effect on March 5. The new law allows police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border.

WEKU

Oklahoma mistakenly gave bonuses to these teachers. Do they have to pay it back?

Over 500 teachers were given bonuses as part of a program to address a teacher shortage. But a handful of teachers described a "nightmare" scenario when the state demanded their bonuses back.

Salon

Libs of TikTok joins Okla. library panel

Education chief actively integrating extremist right-wing ideologies into state's education system, critics say

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