Oklahoma has revised its social studies curriculum to ask students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 election results,” promoting the much-debunked conspiracy. Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters—a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump—updated the state’s standards for teaching about the 2020 election, which Trump falsely claimed was stolen, on May 1. The previous standard simply stated that students must “examine issues related to the election of 2020 and its outcome.” The newer, more extensive guidelines now require students to study “the sudden halting of ballot-counting in select cities in key battleground states, the security risks of mail-in balloting, sudden batch dumps, an unforeseen record number of voters, and the unprecedented contradiction of ‘bellwether county’ trends.” The news comes as the administration attempts to end “left-wing indoctrination” and “wokeness” in education. Earlier this month, a court blocked Walters’ request for around $3 million to provide Bibles in Oklahoma public schools. In response, Walters started a donation campaign to help buy “God Bless the USA” Bibles for Oklahoma classrooms. He said in a press conference Friday: “The legislature can put the money there or not. We’re going to have a Bible in every classroom this fall.”
