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(DIR) Post #AyZR2HPLgIMTrq3QeX by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:46:38Z
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Very good news for #Oklahoma#Republican #RyanWalters resigns as Oklahoma's top #PublicSchools official to lead *conservative educators'* [#disinformation & #indoctrination] groupWalters, who lauded #Trump, pledged to put a #TurningPointUSA chapter in every high school to honor #CharlieKirk & end what he called “wokeness” in public #schools, is resigning.#education #extremism #radicalization https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-school-superintendent-ryan-walters-96567486aa0a2cd03e3f8f40e66b29dc?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-25-Politics+and+education
(DIR) Post #AyZRJ3H9TfkqxaDZGS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:49:40Z
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Walters, 40, said Wednesday night on FauxNews that he is stepping down as state superintendent of public instruction to become the CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit that says it assists educators “in their mission to develop free, moral, & upright American citizens.”“We’re going to destroy the #TeachersUnions,” Walters said on Fox. “We have seen the #teachers #unions use money & power to corrupt our schools, to undermine our #schools.”#Oklahoma #education #PublicSchools
(DIR) Post #AyZReq4nEVbqOTpH4C by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:53:36Z
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Walters has leaned into #CultureWar #politics & sought to infuse #religion into #classroom instruction, including a mandate that #PublicSchool #teachers incorporate the #Bible into lesson plans for children in grades 5 though 12.#Oklahoma #education
(DIR) Post #AyZRg5SXWbMAOQWpGq by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:53:50Z
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He has also tried to require #SocialStudies teachers to promote #conspiracies about the 2020 election, track the #immigration status of #children in #schools & require applicants for teacher jobs coming from #California & #NewYork to pass an exam designed to safeguard what he described as “radical leftist ideology.”Many of his efforts have led to lawsuits against him & the agency, even as #Oklahoma’s national ranking in several #education metrics has continued to decline.
(DIR) Post #AyZRqWtWNONKNT80eX by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:55:41Z
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Walters, a former teacher, was elected to the superintendent’s job. He had served as Oklahoma Secretary of #Education from September 2020 to April 2023. He was appointed to that position by Governor #KevinStitt.Ever since then, “we have witnessed a stream of never-ending scandal & political drama,” #Oklahoma Attorney General Genter Drummond said in a statement.#PublicSchools
(DIR) Post #AyZRw1DT4ILvrn4jwm by GGMcBG@mstdn.plus
2025-09-25T16:56:41Z
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@Nonilex Ryan Walters wears a leather thong made from Moses'ses sandals that he got off eBay that's adjustable to always be 2 sizes too-small. Prove me wrong.
(DIR) Post #AyZRxXiDjanywOBcvo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:56:59Z
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“It’s time for a State Superintendent of Public Instruction who will actually focus on quality instruction in our #PublicSchools,” Drummond, a Republican & candidate for governor in 2026, said.#Oklahoma #education
(DIR) Post #AyZTYhjtW7B6hwFm64 by trainguyrom@techhub.social
2025-09-25T17:14:52Z
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@Nonilex he was also involved in a massive scandal with tons of baseless accusations up and down the chain of command over what ultimately turned out to be a simple error in TV control because a scene of a movie containing nudity played on a TV during a school board meeting and instead of simply turning it off everyone had to point fingersRyan Walters part: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/blame-the-governor-oklahomas-board-meeting-porn-scandal-goes-gonzo/The eventual resolution: https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/09/oklahomas-big-tv-nudes-scandal-was-a-jackie-chan-movie-on-a-samsung-streaming-service/
(DIR) Post #AyZUsh85arlGYvfN0S by EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org
2025-09-25T17:29:41Z
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@Nonilex Walters may have made a deal since no charges were filed for his extracurricular office activities.Walters took a page right out of Trump's playbook,"Oklahoma state Superintendent Ryan Walters wants the board members who say they caught him watching porn to “resign in disgrace.”"
(DIR) Post #AyZfJrNKbgvrhRO6N6 by Beachbum@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-09-25T19:26:38Z
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@Nonilex Money talks.
(DIR) Post #AyZgNVSi7bYeqjCroW by sashabilton@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-09-25T19:37:46Z
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@Nonilex nobody wants them, even if they're free
(DIR) Post #AyZimVc0tu3cSkbjs0 by VATVSLPR@c.im
2025-09-25T18:07:37Z
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@Nonilex A key point here is that Walters probably could have survived anything if his fellow Republicans had his back. Instead, they eventually got so fed up with his bullshit that they weren't willing to protect him anymore. So there is some level of incompetence and scandal that will eventually turn off even people pretty far to the right.