At least 7 Oklahoma superintendents are refusing to show Ryan Walters' video to students

[Demovictory9]

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At least seven large Oklahoma school districts said Friday they have no intention of showing a video of state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters discussing his state agency's new Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism, despite Walters saying doing so was required.

Superintendents of the Edmond, Mustang, Moore and Norman districts each sent a letter to parents and others saying they would not show the video. The Tulsa World reported the Owasso and Tulsa districts wouldn't share the video, and news website Oklahoma Voice quoted the Mid-Del Schools superintendent, Rick Cobb, as saying his district would also forego showing the video


Republican President-elect Donald Trump is quickly filling out his incoming Cabinet, and Walters’ name has been mentioned by some national news outlets as a potential pick for education secretary or adviser. Both Trump and Walters have called for the U.S. Department of Education to be abolished.

“At this point, all I can do is laugh,” said state Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, D-Norman, who just won reelection in a Republican-majority district while campaigning on a platform of fighting Walters. “Where has the common sense gone? … The Republicans I know aren’t for this kind of crap. They love their public schools, and they understand local control and listen to their (district) superintendents, and they don’t want someone telling them what to do.”

[J_William_Ryan]

1. "...new Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism..."

Such is the Christo-fascist right.

Unfortunately, what’s happening in Oklahoma is the very thing that could result in the Trump Court gutting settled, accepted Establishment Clause jurisprudence.

[DBoon]

2. sounds just like "The Ministry of Truth"

[CatWoman]

3. Walters' name has been mentioned by some national news outlets as a potential pick for education secretary

that's why he bought all those Trump bibles.

[Irish_Dem]

5. So he is auditioning for the job.

[Demovictory9]

7. He has been auditioning for 2 years

[Irish_Dem]

10. Yes many sickening dramatic displays of self-promotion.

He is not the only one.

[Skittles]

4. I SEE A SUPREME COURT DECISION IN THE FUTURE

Walter will find sympathy from the repuke hacks.

[ReRe]

6. Good on every single one of them! n/t

[3catwoman3]

8. One of my basic rules - Trust NO organization with...

…Liberty, Patriot(ism), Freedom, Values, or Family in the name.

[hatrack]

12. When you recoil on hearing the word "freedom" (as I began to thx to Chimpy). . ..

. . . you know something's fucked up.

[Diraven]

9. I haven't seen the video myself

But I heard in it Walters actually leads the students in a prayer for Trump.

[obamanut2012]

11. He does indeed