Missed meetings and calls for impeachment: Troubles pile up for Oklahoma's schools chief
Ryan Walters failing to attend a board meeting is just the latest reason lawmakers from both parties are upset with him.
September 9, 2025
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Ryan Walters’s latest gambit fails as critics outnumber supporters at Oklahoma education meeting
Local parents and LGBTQ+ advocates say the ultra-conservative politician is trying to silence criticism.
May 28, 2024
Oklahoma school board scraps antidiscrimination policy in wake of Equality Ride
Days after the Equality Ride bus toured the state of Oklahoma, with stops at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa and Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, the Oklahoma board of education struck the sexual orientation portion from its antidiscrimination policy.
March 27, 2006
Parent arrested as Ryan Walters called 'bully and bigot' at Oklahoma meeting
The Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction has enraged many with his anti-LGBTQ+ stances.
April 29, 2024
Republican Oklahoma schools chief to roll out anti-'woke' test for teachers coming in from blue states
"You’re not going to come in here and teach that there’s 27 genders," Superintendent Ryan Walters said.
July 24, 2025
Oklahoma Republicans call for impeachment investigation into extremist superintendent Ryan Walters
The effort is led by members of the state house GOP.
August 15, 2024
Oklahoma Students Sue Over Anti-Trans School Restroom Law
The law, enacted in May, requires public school students to use the restrooms and other facilities designated for the gender they were assigned at birth.
September 9, 2022
In Oklahoma, a bathroom law and other policies endanger transgender residents
The death of a nonbinary teen who was beaten in a restroom has brought the state's policies into sharp focus.
February 22, 2024
Oklahoma voters recall white supremacist, reject supporters of Ryan Walters
The city of Enid voted out a white nationalist city council member, and Tulsa rejected school board candidates who supported Walters's threat of a state takeover of the city's public schools.
April 4, 2024
Outrage after Oklahoma education superintendent reframes Nex Benedict’s death without naming the teen
Ryan Walters, the far-right politician responsible for schools in the state, spoke about “woke mobs” and claimed conservatives were under attack.
March 29, 2024
Transgender boy takes Oklahoma officials to court in fight for gender identity
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters says he won’t play the “transgender game.” J. Doe just wants to be himself.
January 10, 2024
Ryan Walters wants Turning Point chapters in Oklahoma high schools — or will he resign before it happens?
Some news outlets are reporting that the far-right superintendent of public instruction may resign as early as this week.
September 24, 2025
Oklahoma superintendent and Libs of TikTok celebrate bullying gay principal out of job for drag persona
Months of attacks by right-wing extremists led to the resignation of an educator with 26 years of experience who told The Advocate why he quit.
February 28, 2024
After Nex Benedict's death, 350 LGBTQ+ groups, activists, and celebs urge Oklahoma superintendent's removal
Ryan Walters has allowed a climate of hate to thrive in Oklahoma schools, an open letter says in light of trans student Nex Benedict's death.
February 28, 2024
Oklahoma politician roasts Ryan Walters for Nex Benedict’s death to transphobic superintendent’s face
Sean Cummings said that the superintendent of public instruction and Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok are to blame for creating an environment in the state rife for bullying.
February 27, 2024
Far-right Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters had nude women on TV during meeting: report
Walters, a Republican, has often railed against sexual material.
July 25, 2025
Oklahoma appoints Libs of TikTok creator - who allegedly inspired school bomb threats - to library committee
Even after Oklahoma schools suffered a series of bomb threats after she posted about them, the state government is bringing her in to advise about books in libraries.
January 30, 2024
Oklahomans to Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik: 'Stay out of our state'
Parents and organizations have released an open letter to the hate-spreader ahead of her potential Oklahoma visit.
March 6, 2024
Transgender Boy Can Play a Male Role in Texas High School's ‘Oklahoma!’ After All
The school board’s decision to allow Max Hightower to resume his role in the musical follows intense community backlash and national debate over transgender rights in schools.
November 14, 2023
Conservative ex-official warns of crisis in Oklahoma schools under anti-LGBTQ+ superintendent Ryan Walters
A former high-ranking official in the Oklahoma State Department of Education voiced deep concerns about the future of public schools, detailing systemic mismanagement and criticism of punitive measures taken against districts under his leadership.
April 18, 2024
Oklahoma superintendent’s ties to anti-trans influencer spark outrage in wake of Nex Benedict’s death
Ryan Walters faces intense scrutiny for his association with controversial figures and policies following the tragic death of the LGBTQ+ student, including connections to an influencer who told his daughters to attack trans students in bathrooms.
February 29, 2024