WAY WRONG: Oklahoma bill would fine teachers $10K for teaching anything that contradicts religion

[634-5789]

Rob Standridge, a Republican state senator, introduced a bill that would allow people to sue teachers for taking an anti-religious perspective

Oklahoma state Sen. Rob Standridge, a Republican, has introduced a bill that would allow people to sue teachers if they offer an opposing view toward religious beliefs held by students.

In the Students’ Religious Belief Protection Act, teachers can be fined a minimum of $10,000 “per incident, per individual,” and the fines have to be paid from personal resources. If the teacher can’t pay the fine, they would be fired under this act, according to The Independent.

Over a month ago, Standridge introduced a bill to ban books that reference identity, sex and gender from public school libraries, according to The Hill.


https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/2022/2/4/22917896/oklahoma-bill-fine-teachers-10k-for-teaching-anti-religious-perspective-ban-books

[Walleye]

1. They also be prohibited from teaching the Constitution?

[Pinback]

2. My belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster

means the cafeteria has to offer an alternative on pasta days.

[Magoo48]

3. Which religion?

All religions and sects or just Christofascism?

[enough]

4. An efficient strategy to destroy public schools. NT

[634-5789]

5. Exactly.

They're trying to remove all public schooling.

[2naSalit]

10. +1

[Girard442]

6. At this point, they're just flinging poop at the wall to see what sticks.

The idea of actual governance doesn't even enter their minds.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Yes. Red meat to base: Habit of passing laws that are automatically unconstitutional. . . .nt

[sop]

8. Republicans' campaign to kill publicly funded education continues unabated.

It's not about religion, gays, CRT or banning books, it's about money. More specifically, the local property taxes being levied to pay for public schools, and having to educate "other people's" children. These folks really just want to bring back segregated schools and unequal funding.

[Frustratedlady]

9. Well, the GOP better get ready for enhancing the teaching profession and paying more...

as my family members are talking about a lot of teachers taking early retirement or getting out of teaching altogether. At the present time, they can hardly get substitute teachers to step up to the plate and more and more teachers are taking personal time/sick leave because of the pressure.

While Repukes are sitting on their butts coming up with all these great ideas to protect their children from life's challenges, teachers are working nights and weekends to keep up with all the incredible workload.

It seems Repukes just can't learn from history, perhaps because they always try to hide/cover the bad history up so they don't have to be reminded how ugly it can get. Shame on them.

[tanyev]

11. Even Oklahoma must have quite an array of faiths represented in their students.

Pass that bill and somebody always has standing to sue, no matter what the teacher teaches.

[samnsara]

13. then segregate all the kids per religious beliefs

[bullimiami]

14. Put a Muslim a Jew a Sikh and a Buddhist in every class.

They will be rich shortly.

[mindem]

15. What is it with $10,000?

Every fine and penalty they come up with is $10,000