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Board amends administrative rule to require parent contact within ten minutes
Summary
On Jan. 22 the State Board amended O.A.C. 210:10-1-21 (agenda item 7b), changing language to require staff to "contact the parent within ten minutes" instead of "as soon as possible," and adopted rule changes with modifications pursuant to public comment.
The Oklahoma State Board of Education on Jan. 22, 2026 voted to amend permanent rule language in agenda item 7b, O.A.C. 210:10-1-21, replacing the phrase "as soon as possible" with a requirement to "contact the parent within ten minutes." Superintendent Lindel Fields moved the amendment and Board Member Becky Carson seconded; the motion carried with recorded yes votes from the board and was recorded as APPROVED WITH AMENDMENTS.
Kory Kile was listed on the agenda as Administrative Rules Liaison for this item. The motion also adopted other permanent-rule modifications pursuant to public comment; the open minutes do not record the text of other amendments or public-comment summaries. Implementation timelines and compliance steps were not specified in the open minutes.
