After a lengthy discussion, board members eventually approved each of the rules Walters and the department proposed in December with one revision.
With the board meeting scheduled to begin at a. OSDE announced the proposed administrative rule changes Dec. Walters attempted to clarify the rule to reporters after the meeting. Walters had initially decided to speak to reporters after the meeting to address a funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump causing confusion and panic nationwide.
Walters said he was at the time unsure how the funding freeze would affect education in Oklahoma. Minutes before it was set to go into effect, a federal judge ordered a temporary stay on the freeze until Feb. The proposed rule changes were up for public comment through Jan.
Aside from the now-approved immigration status policy, Walters voiced excitement regarding a rule allowing the Classic Learning Test as an option for state testing and a new requirement for teachers to pass the U. In most cases, the U.
As of , students in the state must also pass the exam to graduate high school. Are there strings attached to those donations? Walters has been an advocate for removing teachers, administrators and any personnel suspected of misconduct or being involved in inappropriate relationships with students. This will ensure us the ability that once these rules are broken, that individual will not be around kids in our schools again.
