August 14-20 #oklaed News Brief

August 14

The Oklahoman

• Oklahoma coach preyed on players while school looked the other way, lawsuit alleges

Tulsa World

• Webster adding program so students can work on film sets after high school
  

Oklahoma City Free Press

• Supt of OKC Public Schools requires masks — legislators react

Ada News

• Ada City School District celebrates 5th year of Aviation Education
  

Norman Transcript

• Tepid NPS response to masks leaves families in the cold
  

KTUL 8

• Mixed opinions from Tulsa parents on requiring masks in schools

FOX 25

• 3rd grader writes letter asking Gov. Stitt to allow mask mandates in schools‍
  

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August 15

The Oklahoman

• Columbus Elementary in OKC being torn down after languishing for seven years
  

Tulsa World

• TPS Indian Education Parent Committee parents petition for school mascot changes
  

Lawton Constitution

• State institutes emergency rules in lieu of emergency declaration

Daily Ardmoreite

• Zaneis School launches esports program from new STEM lab

Norman Transcript

• With COVID on the rise NPS parents sign petition urging mitigation efforts
  

Duncan Banner

• Duncan student attends Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute 
Teenage artists study with renowned faculty at Oklahoma’s Official School of the Arts

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Return to Learn plan approved for Okay Public Schools
  

KOCO 5

• Thousands of Oklahoma student teachers to be eligible for about $3,200 in stipends
  

News 9

• Parents share thoughts on OKCPS' mask requirement
• 12 girls alleged abuse, coverups in Grady County at Ninnekah Public Schools‍
  

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August 16

The Oklahoman

• Assistant AD at Shawnee Public Schools accused of sexual misconduct
  

Tulsa World

• Education notebook: Vaccines available at a number of schools this week
• Editorial: Challenges to prohibition of school mask mandates prioritizes health, safety
  

NonDoc

• Hey, Coach, what was the Indian Removal Act?
  

Mvskoke Media

• Muscogee (Creek) youth excels at Sulphur Schools
  

Woodward News

• Keep safety in mind as students return to school
  

KJRH 2

• Tulsa Public Schools' Teachers get an extra boost for Fall Semester
  

KFOR 4

• Community honors 63rd anniversary of Civil Rights sit-ins in Oklahoma City
• ‘I worry about children dying,’ Some Oklahoma parents fear children could contract COVID-19 without mask mandate in schools
  

KOCO 5

• Edmond mother calls for more safety measures in schools after daughter tests positive for COVID-19
• Mother starts petition demanding mask zones for children in Norman Public Schools
• New program aims to get Native American students engaged in STEM education
  

News 9

• OKCPS officially begins mask requirement regardless of vaccination status

FOX 25

• Third Oklahoma City school district institutes mask mandate despite new law
• John Rex Charter School issues mask mandate for students, staff

Language Magazine

• Comanche Nation charters dual-language academy
  

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August 17

Shawnee News-Star

• Wanette Public Schools welcomes John Sheridan as new superintendent

Oklahoma Watch

• Oklahoma offering free ACT, SAT to students this fall

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Grateful for community support of school bond issues
  

Sand Springs Leader

• Sand Springs teen attends Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
  

Enid News & Eagle

• EPS families asked to monitor children for COVID exposures and self report positive tests

Oklahoma City Free Press

• Public OKCPS meeting explores possible uses of pandemic relief dollars
  

KJRH 2

• Masks, quarantines and teaching shortages: Tulsa superintendent talks return to classrooms
• Tulsa Public Schools board member fighting COVID

KFOR 4

• Sunbeam enrolling babies, toddlers in free early education centers
• Oklahoma parents demand action after kids are exposed to COVID-19 just days into the school year
  

FOX 23

• Tulsa Public Schools offering students free immunizations Wednesday
  

FOX 25

• Edmond mom urges school mask mandate after daughter contracts COVID within the first week
• State Supreme Court denies Western Heights attorney a stay one day before school begins
• Four schools in Oklahoma shut down due to increase in COVID-19 cases‍
  

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August 18

The Oklahoman

• Western Heights school district has first day back to class after turbulent summer
  

Tulsa World

• COVID surge in Oklahoma schools prompts quick pivots to distance learning
• U.S. secretary of education tells Stitt, Hofmeister that state's prohibition on universal masking 'may infringe upon a school district’s authority'
  

Oklahoma Watch

• Education Watch: What’s in your school’s water?

Lawton Constitution

• Lawton teachers receive free classroom supplies from virtual workshop

Duncan Banner

• DPS receives a $4,000 grant from Aeronautics Commission

Ponca City Now

• School closing in Oklahoma due to COVID-19 exposures
  

Stillwater News Press

• Stillwater residents join lawsuit seeking overturn of bill that prohibits mask mandates, vaccine requirements
  

KJRH 2

• Jenks students begin 2021-2022 school year, "less than half" wear masks
  

KFOR 4

• Edmond Public Schools changes COVID-19 exposure, quarantine policy
• OKCPS to offer COVID-19 vaccine clinics for students, staff
• Piedmont Public Schools to offer COVID-19 vaccines to students, staff
• All 8th grade students at Oklahoma City middle school asked to quarantine at home after teacher tests positive for COVID-19
• Former Oklahoma science teacher finds beauty, adventure, memories in trail system near Lake Ponca Dam
• “Someone’s got to do something for teachers”: Oklahoma districts get creative in helping staff during COVID-19
  

KOCO 5

• Group plans to file lawsuit defending 6 OKCPS teachers placed on leave for refusing to wear masks
  

News on 6

• Paycom CEO speaks out on state senate bill regarding masks in schools
  

KSWO 7

• Lawton doctor advises students mask up as school starts

News 9

• Concerned parent, former student speak out following arrest of Shawnee HS athletic director
• Oklahoma families, school leaders face an uncertain semester
  

FOX 25

• New race law worries teachers; districts offer reassurance
• Back to School bash returns at Science Museum Oklahoma for educators
• Biden administration warns Oklahoma over mask mandate ban in schools

AP News

• Few students in 2 Oklahoma districts opt out of mask mandate‍
  

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August 19

The Oklahoman

• Pickup driver gets three life sentences for deaths of three Moore High School runners
• Gov. Kevin Stitt, attorney general condemn Oklahoma school district's mask mandate
  

Tulsa World

• 'Balancing the nerves and the joy': Suburban districts head back to school
• Former Bixby teacher pleads guilty in federal court to recording inappropriate video of student
  

Tahlequah Daily News

• Hulbert Public Schools imposes mask mandate
• Hulbert defies state with mask mandate; Governor, AG suggest school board decision can be ignored
  

Purcell Register

• Dragon teachers
• Warrior dozen
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• Unaffected by school mask mandate ban, Oak Hall continues implementing COVID-19 guidelines
  

KJRH 2

• Feds send letter to Gov. Stitt criticizing Oklahoma mask mandate law
  

KFOR 4

• Oklahoma divorced couple in battle over sending kids to in-person classes
• Oklahoma districts forced to change learning plans due to rising COVID-19 cases
  

KTUL 8

• Oklahoma facing teacher shortage as new school year begins

FOX 23

• Education leaders voice concerns over law preventing mask mandates
  

FOX 25

• Few students in 2 Oklahoma districts opt out of mask mandate
• Lack of bus drivers leaves some Stillwater students without a ride to school
• OSBI investigating Western Heights Public Schools over "possible misuse of state funds"

KGOU

• StateImpact: As a new school year starts, StateImpact is tracking COVID-19’s impact
  

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August 20

The Black Chronicle

• Free child care now offered