Overview

• State Superintendent Ryan Walters told schools in a Sept. 15 letter to pause at noon on Sept. 16 to honor Charlie Kirk.
• Large districts including Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Deer Creek, Jenks, Owasso, Bixby and Broken Arrow declined to add a mid‑day observance, with some allowing voluntary personal reflection instead.
• Walters condemned nonparticipating districts in a public statement referencing pride events, BLM and flag policies, calling them out of step with Oklahoma families.
• The Oklahoma State Department of Education opened at least one investigation into a teacher’s social‑media comments about Kirk’s killing.
• Kirk was fatally shot Sept. 10 during a Utah Valley University event, and prosecutors have charged 22‑year‑old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and other counts, seeking the death penalty with further hearings set.