School-driven suicide: How to break the cycle

"A new analysis shows that children’s risk of suicide increases by as much as 43% during school months," Mary Hall reports.

Former Broken Arrow teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student

KRMG has the story, and People magazine has further details.

Oklahoma parent sounds the alarm on teacher directing students to 'pornographic' books

"I am not championing a cause against anything other than the dissemination of pornographic materials to children," the parent says.

The effect of private school choice regulations on school participation

"Private school choice programs’ success depends partly on the supply of private schools," a new paper reminds us.

Does homeschooling improve creative thinking and social competencies?

"The findings of the multiple regression analyses indicate that homeschoolers exhibit a higher level of creative thinking and higher social competencies than traditional learners."

Tulsa mother raises concern after her 5-year-old's school could not find her son

KJRH has the story.

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.”

Concerns over racism, porn lead to Tulsa school sanction

Ray Carter has the story.

'Privilege Walk'

A Mustang Public Schools parent is outraged after a controversial classroom activity, FOX 25 reports.

Pornography in Oklahoma public schools

"Unless the parent constantly checks their child’s iPad or Chromebook," UnWokable asks, "how would they know if their child checked out a pornographic book during the school day on their school device?"

Putnam City school gets Gay-Straight grant

"Putnam City North High School has received a $10,000 grant from the It Gets Better Project to expand 'the reach' of the school’s Gay-Straight Alliance," Ray Carter reports.

Lankford denounces NEA as union touts its Oklahoma influence

"U.S. Sen. James Lankford has denounced a National Education Association (NEA) proposal to compile what he calls an 'enemies list' of groups that have opposed Critical Race Theory in schools and similar left-wing agendas," Ray Carter reports.

Eternal vigilance needed

Private schools are already subject to all manner of state and federal requirements. And as recent news from famously-school-choiceless Texas and New York reminds us, the government can try to pile on more regulations whether or not a state has school choice programs. "States already can and do regulate private schools," Matt Ladner and Ginny Gentles remind us. New York's proposed new regulations come "despite the absence of any choice program in New York."