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Oklahoma schools use technology apps to manage everything from attendance to grades to parent communications. And now, a growing number of districts are updating hall passes to the digital age. They say the new tech is helping them curb behavioral issues that have spiked since the pandemic.

Rep. Mark McBride (R-Moore) sent a letter to Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond last week for an opinion on whether funds allocated by the legislature for another purpose can be transferred to pay for State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ classroom Bible initiative.

Bids opened last week for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. The highly-detailed specifications limit most vendors.

New legislatures could overhaul school vouchers in Arizona, give the Democratic governor more clout in Kansas, and counter a progressive trend in Minnesota.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discuss the State Supreme Court giving the go ahead for an investigation of Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett, State Superintendent Ryan Walters requesting $6 million to put Bibles in every public school classroom and more.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the agency wasted precious time when it waited over a year to distribute the fund.

The requirement for monthly reports from TPS stemmed from a fight over the district’s 2023 accreditation.

At Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced in his annual budget proposal $3 million was already being spent on classroom Bibles, and the board voted to ask the legislature for an additional $3 million.

As the fall semester gets into full swing, Oklahoma schools are experiencing a spike in threats of violence.

14 plaintiffs accused the district of failing to protect them from abusive coach.