Showing posts with label Oklahoma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oklahoma. Show all posts
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Oklahoma Supreme Court Invalidates Religion-Based Social Study Standards

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In Randall v. Fields ,  (OK Sup. Ct., Dec. 16, 2025), the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision held that the Oklahoma State Board of Edu...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

New Test Case on State-Funded Religious Charter Schools Is Being Assembled

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 As previously reported , earlier this year the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on the question of whether the 1st Amendment allows Oklahoma to...
Friday, October 17, 2025

New Oklahoma Superintendent Reverses Policies on Bibles in Classrooms

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Oklahoma's new State Superintendent of Schools has announced he is reversing the policy of his predecessor Ryan Walters' plans to di...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Oklahoma Supreme Court Stays Implementation of New Social Studies Standards While Litigation Is Pending

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 As previously reported , in July a suit was filed asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to assume original jurisdiction and enjoin implementati...
Friday, August 15, 2025

School Officials Lack Standing To Sue Advocacy Group For Interfering With Their Duties

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In Oklahoma State Department of Education v. Freedom From Religion Foundation ,  (ED OK, Aug. 13, 2025), Oklahoma education officials, in an...
Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Suit Challenges Oklahoma's Social Studies Standards

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Suit was filed yesterday in the Oklahoma Supreme Court by public school teachers, parents, children and clergy asking the court to assume or...
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Supreme Court Splits 4-4 In Oklahoma Charter School Case

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In Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond   and the companion case of  St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummo...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Supreme Court Today Hears Arguments on Funding of Religious Charter Schools

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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this morning in Oklahoma Charter School Board v. Drummond, consolidated for oral argument with  S...
Thursday, April 03, 2025

Oklahoma Sues FFRF For Sending Demand Letters Objecting to Religious Activities in Schools

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In a rather unusual lawsuit, the state of Oklahoma has filed suit in federal district court against the Freedom from Religion Foundation see...
Friday, March 14, 2025

Oklahoma Indicts Megachurch Pastor on Charges of Lewd Acts With a Minor

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The Oklahoma Attorney General has announced that on Wednesday a Multi-County Grand indicted the founder of a Texas Megachurch on five counts...
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Petition Seeks to Stop Latest Effort to Get Bibles in Oklahoma School Classrooms

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 As previously reported , the Oklahoma Supreme Court has issued an order staying any work by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterpris...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Oklahoma Supreme Court Stays for Now Bible Purchases for Public Schools

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As previously reported , in October suit was filed by public school parents, teachers and by clergy challenging Oklahoma's requirement f...
Saturday, January 25, 2025

Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Oklahoma Publicly-Funded Catholic Charter School Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday granted review in  Oklahoma Virtual Charter School Board v. Drummond,  (Docket No. 24-394, certiorari grant...
Monday, November 18, 2024

Oklahoma Education Department Creates Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism

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In a November 12 press release , Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters announced the creation of the Office of Re...
Friday, November 08, 2024

Oklahoma Launches New Office of Faith Based Initiatives

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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt yesterday announced  the launch of the state's new Office of Faith Based Initiatives. According to the Off...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Suit Challenges Oklahoma Bible Education Mandate and Purchase of Bibles

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Suit was filed this week by public-school parents, their minor children, teachers, and clergy challenging Oklahoma's recently imposed re...
Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Cert. Petition Filed in Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case

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A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drumm...
Saturday, October 05, 2024

Oklahoma Specs for Classroom Bibles Apparently Limited To 2 Versions Endorsed by Donald Trump [UPDATED]

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As previously reported , last June the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction issued a Memo to all public-school superintendent...
Friday, June 28, 2024

Oklahoma Education Head Requires All Schools to Incorporate the Bible into Their Curriculum

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Yesterday, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters issued a Memo ( full text ) to all public-school superintendents...
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Creation of Religious Charter School Is Unconstitutional

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In Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board ,  (OK Sup, Ct., June 25, 2024), the Oklahoma Supreme Court held that the sta...