Oklahoma’s ban on school mask mandates is on hold

Oklahoma’s law preventing schools from mandating masks is temporarily on hold due to a judge’s ruling Wednesday morning.

Lawton schools will still employ ‘virtual learning’

LAWTON - Lawton Public School students will continue with the Virtual Learning platform until Tuesday, February 23, Supt. Kevin Hime said Wednesday. “At this time, we are dealing with weather-related issues and damages to several of our schools and facilities.

Lawton school chief wants to keep in-person learning as an option

LAWTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stunned many last week when the head of the organization announced that in-person learning for students should continue despite the surging COVID-19 infection rates across the nation.

Doctors concerned about Okla. schools starting in August

OKLAHOMA CITY – Two groups of physicians recently announced that under current conditions they cannot support a statewide return to in-person learning next month at Oklahoma’s K-12 schools.

SW Okla. schools to use TSET funds toward health projects

OKLAHOMA CITY – Several schools in southwest Oklahoma will buy water fountains, greenhouse supplies, playground and outdoor fitness equipment, and construct a walking path, with grants from the Oklaho- ma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) board of directors.

Legislature will mull new four-day school week standards

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The Oklahoma Legislature will consider new rules that would raise the student performance standards for schools to operate on a four-day work week. The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Thursday in favor of adopting the new standards starting in the 2021-22 school year.