Overview

• State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a plan to place Turning Point USA Club America chapters in all Oklahoma high schools and warned districts that refusal could trigger accreditation and certification actions.
• The education department says students can form a club with at least three members and a signed charter, with chapters assigned a TPUSA field representative and an activism kit; officials say 18 Oklahoma high schools already host clubs.
• Teachers and local leaders expressed concern about political pressure, arguing that any campus organization should be initiated by students rather than imposed by the state.
• TPUSA reported more than 120,000 inquiries to start or join chapters since Sunday’s public memorial for Charlie Kirk, doubling from roughly 60,000 before the event.
• Chapter growth has accelerated on campuses, including a new Marshall University group reporting over 150 members and Texas A&M’s chapter expanding from under 80 members to more than 500.