Oklahoma's attorney general said the state schools superintendent cannot mandate students watch a video announcing a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism.

Summary

Oklahoma’s Attorney General rejected State Education Superintendent Ryan Walters’ directive requiring schools to show a video announcing a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism.

The video, which includes a prayer for Trump, was sent to schools and parents, but multiple districts have refused to comply.

The AG’s office called the mandate “unenforceable” and a violation of rights.

Walters, known for opposing “woke ideology,” also faces lawsuits over requiring Bible-based lesson plans and purchasing Trump-endorsed Bibles for classrooms, which critics argue breaches church-state separation.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    56·
    3 hours ago

    the party of “stop indoctrinating the kids” fixing to fucking brainwash the fuck out of the kids

    • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      1 hour ago

      The thing is they see christian values as the default. As the historical, centuries old standard. It can’t possibly be brainwashing to live to the values of your forefathers right?

      So they see everything new as suspicious by default. And if it’s new and counter to the historical values they espouse, it’s deviant and “indoctrination” by new, inauthentic standards.

      Obviously this is all bogus, but it’s the dance they do.

    • someguy3@lemmy.world
      19·
      3 hours ago

      They say “kids who are homeschooled are more likely to have their parents values” and then decry brainwashing in school.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    271·
    2 hours ago

    And now it goes to SCOTUS and SCOTUS declares this a Christian country and then all kids will be mandated to pray in school.

    America is swirling around the bowl and heading down the pipe fast.

  • Bone@lemmy.world
    17·
    2 hours ago

    These stupid fucks hollering about wokeism and then ushering in the bible. I hope people see through this.

  • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
    24·
    3 hours ago

    And to be clear, the guy pushing this directive is possibly getting tapped to run the Department of Education. I am so fucking glad I didn’t/won’t have children. Sorry parents who voted against this.