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In July 2021 the Oklahoma State Board of Education adopted the first set of rules to implement HB 1775. The rules called for a school district found in violation to have their accreditation downgraded to “accredited with deficiency” and for an employee found in violation to have their teaching license suspended. [ 8 ]
Restraint and seclusion is a highly controversial practice in the special education system involving holding students down physically or involuntarily locking students in seclusion rooms. [1] In United States public schools, the practices of restraint and seclusion are not regulated on the federal level. All but four of the 50 U.S. states have ...
Drummond filed suit against the board in October 2023 with the Oklahoma Supreme Court, challenging their vote; in addition to the concerns that the decision violated the state's constitution and existing laws, Drummond claimed that federal funding for the state public schools would be at risk by having a nonsecular school within the system. [7]
Only a quarter of high schools met the state's requirement of offering AP classes last school year, according to an Oklahoma Watch analysis. Only a quarter of high schools met the state's ...
A leader from the state’s second-largest school district expressed optimism about the proposed new graduation requirements, which would take effect for students entering eighth grade in the 2025 ...
The Center for Education Law, based in Oklahoma City, has called Walters' mandate invalid under state law. That legal firm earlier this year successfully represented Edmond Public Schools in that ...
More than 15 schools designed or built by the Oklahoma State Department of Education and its predecessors, including the Oklahoma State Dept. of Instruction, have been designated as historic sites. Many have been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
Some Oklahoma schools use dozens of virtual learning days throughout the school year. Others use five or fewer. Oklahoma lawmaker says some schools are relying on virtual learning days too much