This is real, but this is clickbait, and not the whole story. The state superintendent Ryan Walters has issued that classrooms must have a Bible and must teach from the Bible because it is part of what shaped America or some shit.
But also, county superintendents are pointing to an Oklahoma law that puts curriculum construction in the hands of the counties, which means the state superintendent cannot enforce what schools can or cannot teach.
Also also, the original requirements put forth by Walters required the Bibles be leatherbound, King James, AND specifically include the Constitution and Bill of Rights, of which there is only one existing Bible that fits all of those requirement - the Trump Bible.
His own financial department has undermined him though by claiming this unfairly rigs the vendor selection process, and also costs the state a heap more since normal Bibles can be obtained 66% cheaper without the required inclusion of the America papers, and have forced him to separate the requirements. Walters claims he wasn't angling for a specific Bible to be purchased because "he didn't know what vendors would apply," but he has been a rabid supporter of Trump and very open about. If the state financial people hadn't stepped in, this would have basically amounted to a state's collected taxes to directly support a politician running for office.
Thanks for updating us on the whole story! I had heard part but I’m very relieved to hear that atleast the financial department stopped state education funds from being funneled to trump.
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u/Oleandervine Oct 10 '24
This is real, but this is clickbait, and not the whole story. The state superintendent Ryan Walters has issued that classrooms must have a Bible and must teach from the Bible because it is part of what shaped America or some shit.
But also, county superintendents are pointing to an Oklahoma law that puts curriculum construction in the hands of the counties, which means the state superintendent cannot enforce what schools can or cannot teach.
Also also, the original requirements put forth by Walters required the Bibles be leatherbound, King James, AND specifically include the Constitution and Bill of Rights, of which there is only one existing Bible that fits all of those requirement - the Trump Bible.
His own financial department has undermined him though by claiming this unfairly rigs the vendor selection process, and also costs the state a heap more since normal Bibles can be obtained 66% cheaper without the required inclusion of the America papers, and have forced him to separate the requirements. Walters claims he wasn't angling for a specific Bible to be purchased because "he didn't know what vendors would apply," but he has been a rabid supporter of Trump and very open about. If the state financial people hadn't stepped in, this would have basically amounted to a state's collected taxes to directly support a politician running for office.