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
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The Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction has enraged many with his anti-LGBTQ+ stances.
The effort is led by members of the state house GOP.
"You’re not going to come in here and teach that there’s 27 genders," Superintendent Ryan Walters said.
Local parents and LGBTQ+ advocates say the ultra-conservative politician is trying to silence criticism.
The death of a nonbinary teen who was beaten in a restroom has brought the state's policies into sharp focus.
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.
Ryan Walters failing to attend a board meeting is just the latest reason lawmakers from both parties are upset with him.
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.
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.
Ryan Walters, the far-right politician responsible for schools in the state, spoke about “woke mobs” and claimed conservatives were under attack.
Some news outlets are reporting that the far-right superintendent of public instruction may resign as early as this week.
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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.
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.
Walters, a Republican, has often railed against sexual material.
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.
Parents and organizations have released an open letter to the hate-spreader ahead of her potential Oklahoma visit.
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.
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.
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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.