TOMORROW MORNING. GUYS, BACK TO YOU TAYLOR. THANKS. WELL HAPPENING TODAY. EDUCATION LEADERS COMING TOGETHER FOR THE LATEST STATE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. A MEETING STARTING IN JUST 30 MINUTES. OUR CREWS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE ALL MORNING LONG. KOCO AUDREY GOODSON JOINS US LIVE. WITH THE HIGH TENSIONS THAT WE’VE SEEN BETWEEN BOTH SIDES ALREADY THIS MORNING, I CAN FEEL THREATENED BY KYLIE AND ALEJANDRA. GOOD MORNING. THIS MEETING STARTS IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES HERE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, IT HAS BEEN LOUD HERE. IT HAS BEEN TENSE. THIS MORNING SOME PEOPLE LINED UP HERE SINCE 330 THIS MORNING TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD. NOW, AFTER AN EMERGENCY MEETING LAST WEEK, TODAY THE BOARD PLANS TO TALK MORE ON REMOVING SEXUAL PREDATORS FROM THE CLASSROOM. SEVERAL TEACHERS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATIONS ARE ON TODAY’S AGENDA FOR REVIEW. NOW, ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA A LAWSUIT CALLED DOE V WALTERS REGARDING A TRANSGENDER STUDENT WANTING TO CHANGE THEIR GENDER ON THEIR SCHOOL RECORDS, AND THE STATE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO TALK TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACCREDITATION STATUS FOR THE 2022 2023 SCHOOL YEAR. WE TALKED TO A FORMER OKLAHOMA PUBLIC EDUCATOR ABOUT WHY HE COMES TO BOARD MEETINGS. I’VE WORKED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 50 YEARS. WELL, I THINK IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE PARENTS AND THE TEACHERS THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WORKING FOR THEM, DOING COCO ANDY WEBER WILL BE INSIDE THAT MEETING STARTING AT 930. SO MAKE SURE YOU’RE STICKING WITH US TO FIND OU
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Oklahoma education leaders to discuss action against predators, lawsuit over student identity
KOCO 5 has seen Oklahoma City police officers and state troopers trying to moderate between both sides.
Tensions were high before Oklahoma education leaders were set for the latest State Board of Education meeting on Thursday.Dozens of people lined up for hours, some since 3:30 a.m., to make sure they could get into the meeting and have their voices heard. | MORE | Ryan Walters proposes new rules to help track school employees accused of abuseAfter an emergency meeting last week, the board on Thursday will talk more about removing sexual predators from the classroom. State Superintendent Ryan Walters wants to install punishment options for teachers accused of having inappropriate conversations with teens. "Never in state history have we seen the accreditation of a school be at risk for harboring a sexual predator. We will bring that forward. We have also never seen superintendents held accountable for coaches and teachers under their watch. That will now be a practice of this agency," Walters said during last week's emergency meeting. "We want to be more aggressive. We want to remove these individuals from the classroom as fast as possible to ensure student safety, and that means we need to gather that evidence quickly."Several teacher certificates also are on Thursday's agenda for review, and the state board will continue to discuss Tulsa Public Schools' accreditation status for the 2022-23 school year.Mike Howe, a former Oklahoma public school educator, told KOCO 5 why he feels it's important to attend the meetings."I think it sends a message to parents that there are people working for them," Howe said.| MORE | Ryan Walters appoints Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik to state agency advisory committeeState education leaders are also expected to address a lawsuit regarding a transgender student wanting to change their gender on their school records. "We don't need to be going back and correcting records based on transgender ideology," Walters said in December. "We have two genders. Those are the genders that are set."Top Headlines3 teenagers arrested for allegedly shooting, killing 12-year-old boy in TulsaNewly filed bill would make it harder for Oklahoma schools to go virtualSemitrucks striking Oklahoma bridges cause millions of dollars in damage'Eternally grateful': Dog found safe after more than a week in the bitter coldRestaurant sees overwhelming support after Facebook post showed empty tables
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Tensions were high before Oklahoma education leaders were set for the latest State Board of Education meeting on Thursday.
Dozens of people lined up for hours, some since 3:30 a.m., to make sure they could get into the meeting and have their voices heard.
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| MORE | Ryan Walters proposes new rules to help track school employees accused of abuse
After an emergency meeting last week, the board on Thursday will talk more about removing sexual predators from the classroom. State Superintendent Ryan Walters wants to install punishment options for teachers accused of having inappropriate conversations with teens.
"Never in state history have we seen the accreditation of a school be at risk for harboring a sexual predator. We will bring that forward. We have also never seen superintendents held accountable for coaches and teachers under their watch. That will now be a practice of this agency," Walters said during last week's emergency meeting. "We want to be more aggressive. We want to remove these individuals from the classroom as fast as possible to ensure student safety, and that means we need to gather that evidence quickly."
Several teacher certificates also are on Thursday's agenda for review, and the state board will continue to discuss Tulsa Public Schools' accreditation status for the 2022-23 school year.
Mike Howe, a former Oklahoma public school educator, told KOCO 5 why he feels it's important to attend the meetings.
"I think it sends a message to parents that there are people working for them," Howe said.
| MORE | Ryan Walters appoints Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik to state agency advisory committee
State education leaders are also expected to address a lawsuit regarding a transgender student wanting to change their gender on their school records.
"We don't need to be going back and correcting records based on transgender ideology," Walters said in December. "We have two genders. Those are the genders that are set."
Top Headlines
- 3 teenagers arrested for allegedly shooting, killing 12-year-old boy in Tulsa
- Newly filed bill would make it harder for Oklahoma schools to go virtual
- Semitrucks striking Oklahoma bridges cause millions of dollars in damage
- 'Eternally grateful': Dog found safe after more than a week in the bitter cold
- Restaurant sees overwhelming support after Facebook post showed empty tables
