Well, howdy there, Internet people. It's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about school districts having enough in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma's education superintendent reportedly sent out an email to public school superintendents, requiring them to show students a video announcing his new, quote, Department of

Religious Freedom and Patriotism. The email reportedly said, quote, in one of the first steps

of the newly created department, we are requiring all of Oklahoma schools to play the attached video to all kids

that are enrolled. During the video, he attacks teachers unions, stops to pray for Trump, and makes

politically charged statements. In case you're wondering, yes, this is the same official who wants to introduce the Bible

to every fifth through 12th grade classroom lesson plans, and who had the very specific

requirements for the Bible that appeared tailor-made to purchase Trump's endorsed Bibles.

There are suits pending over those developments. Edmund and Bixby,

which are two of the biggest districts in the state, have flatly said they weren't

showing the video. Edmund Public Schools Superintendent Angela Grunwald sent a

message directly to families, saying, quote,

We know many of you have questions about the video that the Oklahoma State Superintendent

has asked us to show to students and distribute to families.

I wanted you to know that we will not show the video to any students and we will not be sending

it to our EPS families. We are continuing to teach the Oklahoma State Standards and curriculum

approved by our local school board that we have always taught. Any changes to that would be based on local decisions. EPS has a long-standing

process for adoption of our curriculum that involves committee input and teacher vote. These committees

also include parents to help us make curriculum decisions. Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Supreme Court

unanimously ruled that we have authority to make these decisions at the local level, and we will

continue to do so. Thank you for your continued support and partnership. The Attorney General's Office of the

State issued a statement saying, quote, not only is this edict unenforceable, it is contrary

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