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Parents and children, public school teachers and faith leaders who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit Rev. Lori Walke v. Ryan Walters asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ latest scheme to distribute Bibles to Oklahoma schools.
In a victory for religious freedom, public education and church-state separation, the Oklahoma Supreme Court today temporarily blocked OSDE from spending taxpayer dollars on Bibles and Bible-infused instructional materials.
In a brief filed today with the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Oklahoma parents and children, public school teachers and faith leaders asked the court to block state officials from fulfilling Superintendent of Public Instruction latest requests for Bibles and Bible-infused instructional materials.
ACLU and partners are uniting to challenge Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ latest attempt to impose religion on students in the state’s public school system.
More than 30 Oklahomans – including parents and children, public school teachers and faith leaders – today filed a lawsuit urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block state Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ mandate that all public schools incorporate the Bible into their curricula.
A coalition of civil rights organizations is making a joint request for additional records related to Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’s recent mandate to inject the Bible into public school teaching.