By: Feliz Romero
OKLAHOMA CITY -
The leaders of the Oklahoma City school district gathered Monday to take a stand against House Bill 1775.
Governor Stitt signed it into law Friday, limiting race and gender curriculum taught from kindergarten to college.
Superintendent Sean McDaniel said the bill this is a form of censorship, his fellow board members agreed.
In a unanimous vote the OKCPS Board of Education denounced House Bill 1775 Monday night.
Multiple members expressed concern that this will only make teachers jobs more difficult. And the students will suffer the most.
“House Bill 1775 does not come from educators. It does not come from administrators, it comes from politicians who haven’t been in a classroom since they were students,” said board member Carrie Coppernoll Jacobs, District 3.
“I’m glad to keep doing the work for kids, Lewis said. I’m literally just ready to start moving this district forward again.
Henry’s loss means he will leave the school board. The Oklahoma City attorney has represented the northernmost corner of the school district since 2017 but was prohibited from running for re-election to his seat and for board chairperson in the same election cycle.
Henry could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
Lewis, an occupational therapist, took a familiar path to her election victory. She won the 2017 general election for board chairperson after trailing her opponent in the primary.