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Melissa Jacques and Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton Tulsa World OKLAHOMA CITY — State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced at an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting that public school districts will be required to incorporate the Bible in their curricula effective immediately.
People are also reading… A memorandum sent to superintendents, Oklahoma's congressional delegation, Gov. Kevin Stitt, House Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat states that the edict, initially announced as extending to all grades and classrooms, applies to grades five through 12.
State Reps. Melissa Provenzano and John Waldron, Democrats from Tulsa, in a shared statement advised district leaders to"carefully review and follow existing state law when it comes to religious instruction in schools." “We know from the outcome of SQ 790 that Oklahomans are overwhelmingly against using public dollars to fund religious purposes," Provenzano said."The Oklahoma Constitution is very clear on what is allowed when it comes to public education.
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