'Wish they had a better scope'

In a social media post, an Ardmore public school teacher appears to have wished for the death of former President Donald Trump.

Tecumseh elementary school teacher resigns after officials say she was drunk at work

KOCO has the story.

Owasso teacher charged with murder

KTUL has the story.

Perkins-Tryon third-grade teacher arrested for intoxication at school

KFOR has the story. Inside Edition has the video.

Teachers concerned about school safety

The American Psychological Association (APA) conducted a survey of almost 15,000 school stakeholders from July 2020 to June 2021, asking them to rate their experiences since March 2020. "Almost half of all teachers reported they desire or plan to quit or transfer their jobs due to concerns about school climate and school safety," the APA reports. A startling 22 percent of school staff reported at least one incident of student physical violence.

CRT in OU teacher training

The radical politicization of OU's Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education (and of OU as a whole) continues apace.

Groups say reforms could attract teachers, reduce leftist influence

"Policy groups from across the nation, including the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, are calling for reforms to state teacher-licensure processes to increase the number of qualified candidates and reduce the control of left-wing ideologues over access to the teaching profession," Ray Carter reports.

As radical teachers complain, HB 1775 author says it is ‘doing what it is supposed to do’

"When Oklahoma lawmakers voted to prohibit the teaching of racial superiority and other concepts broadly associated with Critical Race Theory through the passage of House Bill 1775, opponents argued such instruction was not occurring in state classrooms," Ray Carter reports. "But some teachers—including one self-described radical—are indirectly indicating those concepts have been routinely infused into classroom instruction by declaring the law is now impeding their work. One of the bill’s authors views that as a sign of success."

Pro-LGBTQ Oklahoma teacher says 'we have big, big plans ahead'

“A high school teacher who’s established himself as an ally for LGBTQ+ students said he’ll refuse to comply with the [transgender bathroom] law if he’s required to monitor bathroom use by his administrators,” Ari Fife reports.

Putnam City North High School teacher and Gender and Sexuality Alliance faculty advisor Aaron Baker said he’s seen most of his trans students opt to use private bathrooms in his three years at the school. Still, he acknowledged that this method of bathroom use isn’t ideal for those students. Baker said if there aren’t legal repercussions for doing so, he plans to refuse to report students to administrators, even if classmates claim they’re breaking the law. While he said he’s unsure whether it will be possible, he hopes that teachers, parents, and students at his school can come to an agreement that refusing to comply with the law is the right thing to do. “As a building and as a student organization, we’re seeing more success than ever before,” Baker said, citing a $10,000 grant from the It Gets Better Project that the school recently received to expand the reach of its Gender and Sexuality Alliance. “So we have big, big plans ahead regardless of what the legislature is planning on our behalf.”

Woke teachers continue to out themselves

"In recent public comments, self-identified educators from across Oklahoma have vocally objected to a new law that bans teaching certain concepts broadly associated with Critical Race Theory (CRT)," Ray Carter reports. As one teacher put it, "teachers and parents of color have no intention of continuing to be lied to and turned out to die in classrooms of people who protect historic racism."

Duncan teacher says schools should be more 'woke'

"The administrator of a Facebook group whose supposed goal is to 'unite all educators, parents, and advocates for education' has declared Oklahoma schools need to be more 'woke,' attacked parents concerned about graphic portrayals of rape and incest in school library materials as 'extremists,' repeatedly declared conservatives are racist, and more," Ray Carter reports.

More whistleblowers emerge from Bowring school district

Parents in the Bowring district continue to emerge with tales of school staff emotionally abusing students to the point of suicide, Ray Carter reports.

Child abuse, cover-up alleged at Bowring school

Two Bowring school employees say students have been abused by staff, leaving multiple students suicidal, Ray Carter reports. The whistleblowers are now facing termination. One is facing eviction and even had her water cut off at the order of the superintendent.

Parent says Mid-Del teacher scolded and separated her daughter for not wearing a mask

"Mid-Del does have a mask mandate in place currently," KOKH reports, "but parents can opt out for health, religious, or personal reasons. Jana says she turned the form in months ago after Kylie complained she was getting headaches and feeling light-headed."

Though educator misconduct is widespread, walkout leader’s conviction a rarity

"A leader of Oklahoma’s 2018 teacher walkout was sentenced to prison this month, but that’s a rarity," Ray Carter reports. "In many instances, teacher-predators not only escape prosecution but also are supported by their former employers when they seek new positions elsewhere because school officials sweep abuse under the rug."

State-sanctioned racism in Oklahoma classrooms

[Guest post by Jonathan Small]

Throughout the debate over Critical Race Theory, or CRT, education officials have insisted CRT is not part of classroom instruction. Now the National Education Association (NEA), the parent organization of Oklahoma’s largest teachers’ union, has made clear that was a lie.

At the NEA’s recent annual meeting and representative assembly, delegates voted to promote and support CRT in the classroom. One business item explicitly called for “increasing the implementation” of Critical Race Theory and similar material in “curriculum in pre-K-12 and higher education.”

Another measure required the union to “identify, compile, and share” existing “decolonizing the curriculum” resources with “educators seeking to be anti-racist in their classrooms.” Another item called on the union to share and publicize “information already available on critical race theory” and have “a team of staffers” dedicated to helping union members “fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric.” That proposal also required the union to make clear the union’s members “oppose attempts to ban critical race theory and/or The 1619 Project.”

You don’t devote that much time, effort, and resources to defending and promoting something that doesn’t exist.

Fortunately, Oklahoma lawmakers have taken a stand against Critical Race Theory in public schools. A new state law, House Bill 1775, bans Oklahoma public schools from teaching concepts associated with CRT, including that “an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive” and should therefore face discrimination.

The focus now shifts to effective enforcement, which requires swift action by the State Board of Education. The board must approve agency regulations that will guide how the State Department of Education addresses instances in which teachers ignore the law. As chair of the board, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister controls the state board’s agenda and should make certain this issue is addressed.

Critics continue to insist Critical Race Theory is not part of classroom instruction in Oklahoma schools. But some Oklahoma teachers and administrators have publicly signed petitions vowing they will ignore HB 1775’s prohibitions.

Again, if you’re not teaching students that they are “inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive” based on their skin color or gender, why would obeying HB 1775 be objectionable?

Given the NEA’s open embrace of Critical Race Theory and the insistence of some Oklahoma teachers that they will disregard a law saying children should not be taught that individuals “should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex,” it is undeniable that the threat of government-sanctioned racism in the classroom is a reality.

Our nation has made great strides in race relations since its founding. To allow CRT in the classroom would surrender those gains and dishonor the memory of countless Americans of all races who led the way on civil rights.

Will Oklahoma teachers obey the law?

Many are saying they will not.

Oklahoma middle school teacher accused of selling steroids

KFOR has the story.

Tishomingo teacher busted for meth

"A Tishomingo Middle School coach was arrested on Thursday after a sheriff’s deputy found meth in his car," KXII reports.

It is just the latest black eye for Tishomingo schools: two basketball coaches were fired three years ago for using a school bus to make a beer run on a road trip, two years ago a former superintendent was audited by OSBI for misusing school funds, and his wife -- formerly a teacher and cheer coach -- is currently serving time for having sex with a student.

The Bee can really sting

Not Satisfied With Just Having Summers Off, Teachers Push For Fall, Winter, Spring https://t.co/A0j71Rb6FI

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 20, 2020