<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=23KAmQ_0vl1lhcp00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=23KAmQ_0vl1lhcp00" width="1500" height="844" >OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — The State Superintendent announced today that OSDE will request $3 million from the legislature to fund Bibles in school classrooms.After the announcement at today's State Department of Education meeting, House Democratic Leader Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, released a statement.Munson's statement regarding the Superintendent's declaration is as follows:<blockquote>The State Superintendent continues to ignore the Oklahoma Constitution. He wants to use millions in public taxpayer dollars to fund religion in public schools - something the majority of Oklahomans are adamantly against - while Oklahoma public schools remain some of the most underfunded public schools in the nation. Oklahoma ranks 45th in the United States for per-student expenditures and Oklahoma public school teachers are paid more than $10,000 less than the national average salary for public school teachers. There are major gaps in funding public education in Oklahoma, and yet the State Superintendent continues to abandon the needs of our public school districts to push for policies that do not benefit teachers, students, or families. He has and continues to fail us and our public schools.</blockquote>For more local news delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter by clicking here.</div></body>

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House Democratic Leader comments on Superintendent's $3 million Bible funding request

OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — The State Superintendent announced today that OSDE will request $3 million from the legislature to fund Bibles in school classrooms. After the announcement at today's State Department of Education meeting, House Democratic Leader Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, released a statement. Munson's statement regarding the Superintendent's...