Oklahoma's top elected state education official sounded off to FOX News about the concerns Americans should feel over Confucius Classroom-related programs in US schools.
Oklahoma State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters claims to 'America's Newsroom' foreign-funded school programs allow anti-American propaganda.
The flag of China is flown behind a pair of surveillance cameras outside the Central Government Offices in Hong Kong in 2020. "The teacher’s salary and adopted instructional resources are fully paid for by Tulsa Public Schools. Contrary to Superintendent Walters’ accusations, the district takes no funds from the Chinese government," the statement continued, adding students have achieved high marks in Chinese speech competitions thanks to the offering.
The contract was billed as an agreement between the Confucius Classroom Coordination Office ad the International Leadership of Texas Global and Tulsa Public Schools,"on the establishment of the Confucius Classroom at Booker T. Washington High School."The contract stated the Confucius Classroom at Booker T.
Walters also expressed concern that such programs may or already do lead to data collection by groups linked to foreign adversaries, adding he has seen many organizations trying to collect student data, which he characterized as a cybersecurity and national security threat to the homeland.
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