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NJCher

(41,722 posts)
11. they don't want any
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:47 PM
Oct 7

beacons of light in OK.

Here's what they like: a superintendent who demanded teachers use the Bible:

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Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday that he would step down from his role overseeing the state's schools to lead the conservative group Teacher Freedom Alliance, saying, "We're going to destroy the teachers unions."

The announcement from Walters, a conservative Republican who pushed to incorporate teaching about the Bible into public school classrooms, caps off a contentious tenure marked by a willingness to embrace culture war issues.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/oklahoma-state-superintendent-resigns-lead-teacher-group-going-destroy-rcna233651

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I'm happy for them NJCher Oct 7 #1
I never heard of them. Gimpyknee Oct 7 #2
They're kick ass Sugarcoated Oct 7 #3
Until now Torchlight Oct 7 #7
Here's a taste BaronChocula Oct 7 #10
This podcast is worth a listen to... Clouds Passing Oct 7 #4
Good for them otchmoson Oct 7 #5
I liked the show they used to have on Bravo. Pumps used to wear rubber gloves when she smoked so no one would beaglelover Oct 7 #6
Those two Just Jerome Oct 7 #8
I had no idea they were in OK BaronChocula Oct 7 #9
they don't want any NJCher Oct 7 #11
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