OSDE outlines revocation docket and urges rule changes, cites need for automatic suspension authority

Jan 18, 2024

At a Jan. 18 special meeting, State Superintendent Ryan Walters reviewed the department's revocation docket, named several districts with upcoming revocations, and recommended rule and legislative changes including support for a law-enforcement notification bill and automatic suspension authority.

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State Superintendent Ryan Walters told the State Board of Education at a Jan. 18 special meeting that the Oklahoma State Department of Education is addressing a backlog of certificate-revocation cases and is recommending changes to department rules, district accountability processes and state law to improve the removal of educators alleged to have abused students.

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