Republicans push through education reform, prohibitions on diversity training in schools

[TexasTowelie]

Tensions were high at the state Capitol this week as Republicans pushed through education reform and moved to prohibit schools from mandating gender or sexual diversity training.

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed two major controversial education bills Wednesday, shifting the state’s school funding formula and removing most of the barriers for student transfers.

“These reforms are vital to getting Oklahoma to be a top ten state in education,” Stitt said.

State schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, education advocates and many Republican and Democratic lawmakers were against the changes.

Stitt signed the bills just hours after they passed off the House and Senate floors.

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[Diamond_Dog]

1. So, in addition to the woeful "education reform" bill ...

“Lawmakers also held several committee meetings this week, approving a slew of bills on abortion restrictions, demanding localities cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and calling Oklahoma a sanctuary state for the Second Amendment.

And Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, brought back his highly contentious bill that would prohibit any governmental entity, including schools, from providing mandatory sexual and gender diversity training. If training was required, public funding would be pulled.“

They’re going to put Oklahoma in the top ten, all right. Top ten states for ignorance, bigotry, white supremacy, and all-around backwards thinking.

Re diversity training ... I could see making it optional, and leaving it up to each individual school,district to Decide whether or not to implement it ... but banning it outright with punishment of losing state funding ... just wow. That’s making a real hateful statement there.
Just dreadful all around.

[Across-the-Desk]

2. Of Course They do