Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters wants to spend $6 million on classroom Bibles

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Beth Wallis / StateImpact Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters presents his budget proposal at the State Board of Education meeting on Sept. 26, 2024.

According to Walters, the Bibles would be given at least to social studies and English Language Arts teachers in grades five through 12.

“This would give us the ability to utilize $6 million in less than two years to ensure that the Bible hasn’t been driven out of Oklahoma classrooms, and would be a significant step for the state of Oklahoma to ensure that we’re not allowing the left to censor American history,” Walters said.

Walters did not make himself available to media members after the meeting, as he usually does, for further clarification. The department did not immediately return questions on where the initial $3 million is coming from or the timeline for its disbursement…

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