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Ryan Walters again says Mid-Del Schools will be forced to return federal funds

State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters is insisting again that Mid-Del Schools will be forced to repay about $574,000 in federal COVID-era relief funds, although the Oklahoma County school district said two months ago it would willingly return the money.

Walters and Mid-Del Superintendent Rick Cobb disagree about whether or not the money was misspent. The district has acknowledged it used the money for athletic field maintenance and said it had approval from the Oklahoma State Department of Education to do so for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years.

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