At least 7 Oklahoma superintendents are refusing to show Ryan Walters' video to students [View all]

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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.”