OKLAHOMA CITY — State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced at an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting that public school districts will be required to incorporate the Bible in their curricula effective immediately.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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A stack of books including three bibles sits near Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters seat before the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Notes that read “Stop chasing ghosts!” and small bottles with ghost characters inside were left on the seats set aside for reporters Thursday at the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting in Oklahoma City.
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People wait in the hallway before the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting begins at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters speaks to board members during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters walks into an executive session during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma State Depatrment of Education board member Zachary Archer speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Board member Katie Quebedeaux speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Ebony Johnson speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building in Oklahoma City on Thursday.
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Executive director of information and analytics at Tulsa Public Schools Sean Berkstresser speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma State Depatrment of Education board member Donald Burdick speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters listens to Tulsa Public Schools superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson speak during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Tulsa Public Schools superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters speaks during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters listens to public comments during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters listens to public comments during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Carey Warner holds up a map marking where people had traveled from while speaking during public comments at the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Sean Cummings speaks to Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters during public comments at the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters prepares to leave the table after the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting adjourns June 27.
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Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters takes questions in a press conference after the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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A gavel sits next to Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters nameplate during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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A stack of books including three bibles sits near Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters seat before the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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State school board member Sarah Lepak during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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State school board member Katie Quebedeaux during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma state senator Mary Boren during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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State school board member Zachary Archer during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma State Department of Education chief policy advisor Matt Langston during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Oklahoma State Department of Education general counsel Michael Beason during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Chief executive secretary of State Board of Education Terrie Cheadle during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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State school board member Kendra Wesson during the Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting at the Oliver Hodge Building on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
