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   Chips Loral wrote:   
   > Lee wrote:   
   >> Show us this Oklahoma "transgender   
   >> education".   
   >   
   > https://kfor.com/news/local/woke-olympics-osde-makes-permanent   
   rule-to-prohibit-school-districts-from-altering-students-gender-records/   
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   > OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma State Board of Education unanimously   
   > passed a permanent rule Thursday afternoon that effectively prohibits   
   > school districts from altering a student’s recorded gender.   
   >   
   > In October, Governor Kevin Stitt approved an emergency rule prohibiting   
   > school districts and sites from altering sex or gender designations on   
   > student records without authorization from the State Board of Education.   
   >   
   > ‘My kid better not get bomb threats’: Strong community push back over   
   > ‘Libs of TikTok’ creator’s appointment to education committee   
   > According to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), it has   
   > received notice that some students changing their sex or gender with   
   > parental consent are also seeking to remove prior records that reflect   
   > their sex or gender during prior years.   
   >   
   > “The rule will provide districts with clear authority to protect their   
   > historical records,” the agency wrote in a rule impact statement. “The   
   > rule change does not concern public health, safety, and environment.   
   > Instead, the agency anticipates passage of this emergency rule will   
   > avoid serious prejudice to the public interest in maintaining accurate   
   > government records. This rule is proposed to ensure that school records   
   > are not irreparably altered pending consideration of a permanent rule   
   > restricting changes to historical records.”   
   >   
   > OSDE doesn’t anticipate any cost to the agency to implement and enforce   
   > as a result of the proposed permanent rule.   
   >   
   > Additional record keeping, if any, will be performed by existing staff,   
   > according to OSDE.   
   >   
   > ‘Not going to do the transgender game’: OSDE rejects school districts   
   > changing students’ gender records   
   > “We’re not going to do the transgender game of back and forth, back and   
   > forth,” said State Superintendent Ryan Walters during the October Board   
   > of Education meeting. “We have two genders. Those are the genders that   
   > are set.”   
   >   
   > Moore Public Schools and Cushing Public Schools requested to alter   
   > students’ records in October, but the Board unanimously rejected both.   
   >   
   > A Moore Public Schools family filed a lawsuit and injunction against   
   > Supt. Walters and the State Board of Education over the denial back in   
   > December.   
   >   
   > “To have people see that is really important to being seen as yourself   
   > and to having access to learn and grow in a space where you know there’s   
   > shared respect for your basic human dignity,” previously stated Freedom   
   > Oklahoma Executive Director, Nicole McAfee. “We’ll continue to talk with   
   > legal organizations more specifically about what options might be for   
   > students who are facing this force mass gendering. We’ll continue to   
   > provide resources for educators, students and families alike. We hold   
   > virtual monthly spaces where people can come get resources and just talk   
   > to other folks who are trying to figure out what to do in this current   
   > environment.”   
   >   
   > The Board of Education was set to vote on the permanent rule in 2023,   
   > but a new attorney for the Board of Education said further review was   
   > needed.   
   >   
   > The Board met Thursday and the rule was on the agenda.   
   >   
   > Four out of five members were present at Thursday afternoon’s meeting   
   > which meets the necessary quorum.   
   >   
   > The Board unanimously approved the permanent rule.   
   >   
   > After the Board meeting, Supt. Walters said, “We’re not going to   
   > tolerate the woke Olympics in our schools of, you know, left wing   
   > ideologues trying to push in. This radical gender theory is the most   
   > radical concept we’ve ever come across in K-12 education. we need to be   
   > worried about educating kids so we’re not going to worry about what the   
   > game is. The left continues to try to play with our kids. Frankly, it’s   
   > even more sinister than that. This is a war from the Biden   
   > administration on traditional values, family values, our state. You   
   > continue to see it from President Biden as he continues to up these   
   > unbelievably aggressive measures against states.”   
      
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