Oklahoma’s Top Education Official Fights To Keep Student Prayer in Public Schools

The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, says the effort to prevent schools from broadcasting prayers is ‘nothing more than a desperate attempt to erase faith from public life.’

AP/Sue Ogrocki
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters speaks during a special state Board of Education meeting, April 12, 2023, at Oklahoma City. AP/Sue Ogrocki

The Oklahoma State Department of Education is fighting to protect the ability of public schools to broadcast prayers.

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