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“The relief expressed by callers is palpable, and we are grateful for the positive impact his departure has had on the mental well-being of our community,” Rainbow Youth Project director Lance Preston said.
The homophobic, transphobic Oklahoma schools superintendent is leaving to take a position fighting teachers' unions. Here are some of his "greatest hits."
Opinion: Walters deserves what he’s getting: obscurity, irrelevance, and hopefully a long, silent fade into nothingness, writes John Casey.
The state schools chief used local Fox affiliate KOKH's studio to make the announcement but ran away when anchor Wendy Suares had some questions.
The controversial Republican announced his resignation on Fox News.
Some news outlets are reporting that the far-right superintendent of public instruction may resign as early as this week.
Ryan Walters failing to attend a board meeting is just the latest reason lawmakers from both parties are upset with him.
The Trump cabinet official's representatives asked state officials to keep Ryan Walters, the firebrand schools chief, off her schedule.
Walters, a Republican, has often railed against sexual material.
"You’re not going to come in here and teach that there’s 27 genders," Superintendent Ryan Walters said.
The district must take corrective action after it was found to violate the rights of LGBTQ+ students and others who were bullied.
Ryan Walters recently asked the Oklahoma Legislature for $3 million in the state Department of Education's 2026 budget request to purchase Bibles for schools. But not just any Bible.
The effort is led by members of the state house GOP.
He has mandated that all fifth- through 12th-grade students must study the Bible.
The far-right extremist superintendent of public instruction keeps racking up losses.
Local parents and LGBTQ+ advocates say the ultra-conservative politician is trying to silence criticism.
The Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction has enraged many with his anti-LGBTQ+ stances.
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.
In the wake of transgender Indigenous teen Nex Benedict's death, a graduate of Owasso High School is accusing the administration of failing to prevent bullying.
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.
Ryan Walters, the far-right politician responsible for schools in the state, spoke about “woke mobs” and claimed conservatives were under attack.
