This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools

ProPublicaCenter-LeftEN 14 min read 100% complete by by Jennifer Smith RichardsOctober 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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Oklahoma has become a testing ground for conservative educational policies, implementing patriotic and Christian curricula before the Trump administration's push for similar changes nationwide. State laws restrict how teachers can discuss racism and gender in classrooms and mandate that students use restrooms according to their birth-assigned sex. In 2021, the Republican-led legislature passed measures aimed at limiting discussions of race and gender in schools. The state also required Bibles in every classroom and established an Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism under former Superintendent Ryan Walters. Despite these changes, some educators and parents have challenged these mandates through legal action.

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