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Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismissed Lawsuit Challenging Walters' Bible Mandate
The lawsuit was dismissed after new superintendent Lindel Fields rescinded the Bible mandate and halted Bible purchases, ending the active controversy over taxpayer-funded religious materials.
- On Monday, Nov. 24, 2024, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed Walke v. Walters as moot after Lindel Fields, State Superintendent, dropped the mandate and Bible purchase attempt in a 6-2 ruling led by Chief Justice Dustin Rowe, Oklahoma Supreme Court.
- Ryan Walters' directives in June and July 2024 sought to incorporate the Bible into grades 5–12 and twice issued RFPs for 55,000 Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless the USA' editions, which OMES paused after the Senate rejected a $3 million budget request.
- More than 30 Oklahomans sued in October 2024, represented by Americans United for Separation of Church and State and others, while two justices dissented and Justice Dana Kuehn recused herself.
- A spokeswoman for Fields and the Oklahoma State Department of Education said the department has not and will not issue a request for proposals and supported the court's ruling, while attorneys for the plaintiffs praised the decision, saying families and students—not politicians—will decide Bible engagement.
- Walters resigned Sept. 30, and Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Lindel Fields two days later; on Oct. 14 the court noted turnover and gave Fields two weeks to address the Bible mandate.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Saying the issue is now moot, Oklahoma’s highest court dismissed a lawsuit challenging a requirement that public schools keep Bibles in classrooms and teach from them.
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It looks like oklahoma’s court fight over the bible mandate has come to an end.The state supreme court is tossing out a lawsuit targeting former state school su
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