We fact-checked what Oklahoma law says about teaching ... - The …
Jul 11, 2024 · Claim: Oklahoma law already allows the Bible to be taught in public schools. Source: “Oklahoma law already explicitly allows Bibles in the classroom and enables teachers to use them in instruction,” Phil Bacharach, a spokesman for the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office said in statements to several media outlets. Fact check: Mostly true.
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Fields of Green: A Frontier and ProPublica investigation into Oklahoma’s medical marijuana black market. Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in Oklahoma, stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. And authorities suspect some of those involved have links ...
Judge in Innocent Man case agrees to suppress original …
UPDATE Feb 23, 2024: A Tulsa County judge granted a motion to suppress the 1984 confession of Karl Fontenot on Friday afternoon, but stopped short of addressing the defense’s motion to dismiss the case.The state has 30 days to appeal the ruling to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Fontenot, who was in the courtroom in Tulsa on Friday, declined to comment, but …
The 2024 Frontier Reader Survey
Oct 22, 2024 · The 2024 Frontier Reader Survey. October 22, 2024. As The Frontier continues to grow, we’d like to know more about what our readers like and how we can do better. Fill out our 2024 reader survey and tell us how we’re doing. Author. …
Oklahoma has no plans to fine a troubled center for people with ...
Oct 17, 2024 · Liberty of Oklahoma, the private, for-profit company that has a state contract to manage the Greer Center, did not respond to multiple requests for comment from The Frontier.. Hiring a consulting company to improve operations at facilities like Greer is not uncommon, said Cory Bernstein, a staff attorney with the National Disability Rights Network.
Five takeaways from our reporting on Oklahoma’s continued …
Oct 18, 2024 · Five takeaways from our reporting on Oklahoma’s continued search for solutions to bullying. October 18, 2024. The School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act requires districts to create policies for reporting and investigating bullying, but the bill’s author says there’s more work to do. Author. Ari Fife. [email protected]. Reading Time ...
We fact-checked Ryan Walters’ claims about pornography in …
Apr 13, 2023 · Claim: Bixby, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Owasso and Stillwater schools have carried pornographic material. Source: In his letter to lawmakers, Walters provided a timeline consisting mostly of articles from local news media, a national partisan media outlet and an Oklahoma-based Republican think tank, about parent challenges to books in Oklahoma schools.
In Oklahoma, the search for an effective bullying response continues
Oct 8, 2024 · The bill also included harsher penalties for aiding in suicide, though those parts were later cut. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond supported the legislation, but it wasn’t heard on the House floor. “I know it’s another difficult issue, but you lose kids if you don’t get it right,” said former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Steve Lewis, who …
Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board rejects clemency for man who …
Jun 17, 2024 · The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board deliberated for less than one minute on Monday before unanimously voting against recommending clemency for death row prisoner Richard Norman Rojem Jr. Rojem, 66, was has been on death row for nearly four decades for the 1984 kidnapping, rape, and murder of his former stepdaughter Layla Dawn Cummings, age 7.
The Frontier expands its coverage of housing and homelessness
Oct 11, 2024 · The Frontier has hired Maddy Keyes to cover housing, evictions and homelessness in Oklahoma.. Keyes will report on the cost of housing and other issues that affect the lives of all Oklahomans. Keyes grew up in Norman and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in May with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in international studies.