OK Schools Refuse To Comply With Bible Indoctrination

The Associated Press reports:

Oklahoma’s Bixby school district has lots to show off for a fast-growing Tulsa suburb: a state-of-the-art new high school set to open by 2025, a new ninth grade gymnasium and plans for a $12 million upgrade to a football complex that already rivals that of many small colleges.

But, what the district does not have as students returned this week is a Bible in every classroom — despite a statewide mandate from Oklahoma’s education chief to incorporate Bible lessons and promises of repercussions for those that don’t comply.

Other large school districts have also publicly indicated they aren’t making changes either. “If there is no curricular standard that ties with that particular classroom, what would be the purpose of a Bible if not for pure indoctrination?” said Bixby Superintendent Rob Miller.

Read the full article. Earlier this month Republican lawmakers threatened to impeach public school chief Ryan Walters [photo] for refusing to account for his spending, which has included multiple out of state trips to appear at Christian nationalist and pro-Trump events.

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— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2024