OK Bill Allows Firing Teachers Who “Offend” Christians

Hemant Mehta reports at Only Sky:

A newly proposed bill in Oklahoma from State Senator Rob Standridge would punish any public school teacher who promotes any position “in opposition to closely held religious beliefs of students.” Which — let’s face it — means the bill would punish any public school teacher.

Senate Bill 1470 was prefiled this week by Standridge, a MAGA cultist who made news last month when he filed a different bill to ban all books with sexual content (especially ones that affirm trans identities) from public school libraries.

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Mehta notes that lessons on evolution or birth control could trigger the punishments, which include a $10,000 fine or termination.

Standridge first appeared on JMG in December when he introduced the above-cited bill that would allow a complaining parent to collect a $10,000 bounty for every day that an “offensive” book remained on the shelves in a school library.

An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to punish teachers who promote any position “in opposition to closely held religious beliefs of students.”

That vagueness means science/history teachers could be fined or fired for doing their jobs.

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