Oklahoma Schools to Shine a Light on Christianity's Role in History

 Last week, Oklahoma’s top education official updated the state’s proposed social studies guidelines. These changes aim to teach K-12 students about Christianity’s influence on the United States. According to Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, this move is about giving students the full story of our nation’s founding and the principles that make it exceptional. 

OK State School Superintendent Ryan Walters

The guidelines lay out what students should know and be able to do at different stages of their education. The state’s education department is open to public comments on the revised standards until January 21, 2025.

But hasn’t Oklahoma been down this road before? Earlier this year, Walters ordered public schools to teach 5th through 12th-grade students about the Bible. This led to a group of over thirty Oklahomans asking the state’s supreme court to block the mandate.

Last month, Walters also bought 500 Bibles for Advanced Placement Government classrooms throughout the state. And roughly a month before that, he announced plans to put 55,000 Bibles in classrooms all across Oklahoma.

This is such a wonderful idea that we, as South Carolinians, should contact our own Education Superintendent and encourage her to adopt a similar approach in our state. Let's champion this great endeavor together! 

 

SC State Superintendent of Education, Ellen Weaver

Ms. Weaver may be contacted at:

State Superintendent of Education
Ellen Weaver
849 Learning Lane,
West Columbia, SC 29172

Phone: 803-734-8500
Email: Superintendent@ed.sc.gov