Oklahoma Superintendent Faces Backlash Over Bible Mandate and Pro-Trump Video

Ryan Walters' initiatives to incorporate religious elements in schools challenge legal boundaries and prompt widespread criticism.

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters mandated the inclusion of Bibles in school curricula and required schools to show a video of him praying for President-elect Donald Trump.
The state attorney general declared Walters' video mandate unenforceable, citing violations of parents' rights and local control.
Walters' actions, including the purchase of 500 Trump-endorsed Bibles, have sparked legal challenges and criticism from various school districts.
Critics argue that Walters' initiatives infringe on the separation of church and state, and several school districts have refused to comply with his directives.
Walters' policies align with his broader agenda to combat what he describes as 'radical leftism' in education, drawing national attention and controversy.