After sexual-assault settlement, Ninnekah property taxes to increase by 75%

KFOR has the story.

Possible sexual assault investigation ongoing at Thomas-Faye-Custer school district

News 9 has the story.

Wapanucka counselor facing rape charge

KTEN has the story.

Former Inola teacher arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, making lewd proposals

A former Inola High School band director "was arrested Thursday on charges of possessing child pornography and making lewd proposals, following allegations of sending inappropriate text messages to former students and a troubling discovery on his phone," News 9 reports. 

Douglass High School student taken into custody after bringing weapon to school

News 9 has the story.

'Modesty is desirable in one’s approach to regulation'

Helpful insights here from Michael McShane

Stephen Breyer’s book Regulation and its Reform was published in 1982, more than a decade before Breyer would become a Supreme Court Justice, and was called at the time the “bible of regulatory reform.” ...

The key insights of Regulation and Its Reform are the questions it pushes policymakers to ask before drafting and imposing regulations. What is the problem we are trying to solve? Is regulation the best tool to solve it? Will the cost of regulations exceed their benefits?

Regulations work best with they are broad, simple, and clear. They are bad at fine-tuning and can become onerous very quickly.

Public school 'accountability' systems are in fact 'weapons of mass deception'

"The 'accountability' systems developed in the early 21st century may be worse than useless," writes Heritage Foundation scholar Matt Ladner. "They may, in fact, serve as weapons of mass deception." After all, these are "accountability" systems in which very few grown-ups are held responsible for academic failure.

Video shows Oklahoma student choked unconscious as teammates laugh

"A video on Facebook appears to show an Oklahoma student at Caney Valley High School being choked unconscious by another student in a locker room—while teammates watch, laugh and cheer it on," Andy Dossett reports for the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

Mustang High School student in custody after reportedly assaulting staff

FOX 25 has the story.

Former Catoosa teacher arrested, accused of molesting student

The News on 6 has the story.

Former Sapulpa coach arrested after accusations of sending student explicit messages

FOX 23 has the story.

Locust Grove coach arrested for second-degree rape

"An assistant golf coach at Locust Grove High School has been arrested for second-degree rape after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student and sharing explicit images," the News on 6 reports.

Lawsuit alleges Choctaw-Nicoma Park school district failed to protect student from teacher

The News on 6 has the story.