September 4-10 #oklaed News Brief

September 4

Tulsa World

• COVID-case spike in Sand Springs Public Schools levels off significantly
  

City Sentinel

• Free career guidance test now available for high school students after Sen. Pugh’s push
  

Ponca City News

• Tonkawa High School Alumni Association names Bruce Robinson as the 2021 Distinguished Alumni
  

Stillwater News Press

• Morrison youngsters learn about pork through Oklahoma Pork Council Grant

News 9

• Tribal leaders, Clinton school officials issue joint statement saying initial claims are inaccurate

September 5

The Oklahoman

• Children with special needs face life-long pandemic impact. Their families feel left behind.
• 'We'll take care of them': OKC schools are preparing for Afghan refugee families
  

Tulsa World

• Editorial: Not much in Oklahoma is back to normal
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• NSU, BA Public Schools partnership wins Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award
  

Norman Transcript

• Column: Schools gearing up for centennial celebrations
  

KFOR 4

• Several school districts will implement mask mandates this week
  

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September 6

Tulsa World

• Education Notebook: Broken Arrow's Early College High School program recognized
  

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Washington County schools wait for mask ban injunction to play out in court
  

OSDE

• OSDE partners with OKC TV station to honor teachers, promote teaching profession
  

KFOR 4

• ‘It will get pretty heated.’ Edmond parents show support for mask mandate ahead of Thursday’s school board meeting
• COVID-19 numbers climb among Oklahoma school-aged children
  

FOX 25

• Teacher explains why he's suing over mask requirement
• Boy claims hair was cut by students, school district says claim inaccurate

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September 7

Tulsa World

• Teacher exodus: Summer retirements up 38% year-over-year in Oklahoma
• Help wanted: Substitute teachers for Tulsa Public Schools
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• TPS begins new school year battling COVID

Black Wall Street Times

• Parent says daughters handcuffed, suspended after refusing to stand for national anthem
  

KJRH 2

• Hawthorne Elementary opens Tuesday, TPS admin calling on substitute teachers

KFOR 4

• Mid-Del School Board passes face mask mandate with unanimous vote
• ‘It’s literally life or death.’ Oklahoma special needs community pleads for public to help protect their kids by wearing mask, getting vaccinated
  

KOCO 5

• Carney Elementary teacher dies from COVID-19 complications
• More Oklahoma school districts to require masks to help prevent COVID-19 spread
• Putnam City Public Schools board unanimously approves mask requirement
  

KPVI 6

• Oklahoma student teachers eligible for stipend in bid to keep them teaching in the state
  

KTUL 8

• Oklahoma Aquarium receives $30K to help fund free field trips for students

News 9

• Epic Charter Schools begins new semester for One-On-One & Blended Learning Schools
• Local child advocacy center prepares to see increase in abuse reports as students head back to class
  

FOX 23

• Crash victim identified as Henryetta Public School teacher
  

KGOU

• School districts report few students are opting out of mask requirements‍
  

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September 8

The Oklahoman

• Esports coming to Oklahoma as OSSAA-sanctioned sport after board approval
  

Enid News & Eagle

• TPS to vote on setting mask mandate

OSDE

• OSDE announces $8 million school leadership and talent development initiative
  

Oklahoma Watch

• Education Watch: Two signs the teacher shortage is worsening
  

KFOR 4

• Officials to use $8 million to help retain teachers in Oklahoma
• Bethany Public Schools ends quarantine policy for close contacts
• Former Mid-Del Schools employee charged with for allegedly using students to make child porn, previously charged for alleged attempt to sexually exploit children
• A Murrah Bombing Memorial springs up in Macomb, OK, built by school kids who learned about what happened before they were born
  

KOCO 5

• OKC metro-area districts split on mask requirement in schools
  

News on 6

• Union Public Schools seeking public input after narrowing mascot search to 2 finalists

News 9

• Multiple school districts implement mask requirements as temporary injunction against Senate Bill 658 takes effect
  

FOX 25

• Oklahoma sees increase in teacher retirements

KZRG

• Grove Public Schools in Oklahoma holds virtual learning sessions Tuesday following passing of teacher
  

Vice

• Teachers are getting COVID in anti-mask states: ‘I could have lost my life’
  

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September 9

The Oklahoman

• Suspended Shawnee assistant athletic director Ron Arthur charged with sex crimes
  

Tulsa World

• Oklahoma schools can mandate masks, if parents are able to exempt children, with judge's order now in effect
• Jenks school board approves mask mandate
  

StateImpact Oklahoma

• Coronavirus pandemic causes lagging kindergarten and pre-k enrollments

Stillwater News Press

• Mack stepping down as director of CareerTech
  

KFOR 4

• Ponca City Board of Education approves temporary face mask mandate‍
• Former Mid-Del Schools employee indicted on federal child charges involving students at school where he worked
• Nonfunctioning military practice grenade found in Guthrie student’s backpack
• More Oklahoma teachers retire over the summer compared to years past
• Parents, teachers and students voice frustration and approval with Edmond Schools mask mandate, quarantine rules in school board meeting
• Oklahoma Highway Patrol Bomb Squad called to Guthrie Junior High after student brings practice military grenade to show teacher
  

KTUL 8

• Tulsa Public Schools trying to hire employees fast as pandemic worsens teacher shortage

KOSU

• See which Oklahoma schools are requiring masks with opt-out provisions‍
  

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September 10

The Oklahoman

• More Oklahoma school districts require COVID-19 masks, citing court order