While giving a searing indictment of Oklahoma’s education chief on Wednesday, Gov. Kevin Stitt rejected the idea of having schools collect children’s immigration status.
Stitt accused state Superintendent Ryan Walters of using “kids as political pawns” to launch a campaign for higher office.
Walters, who has long been rumored to be considering a run for governor, has become one of the state’s most polarizing elected officials while leading the Oklahoma State Department of Education. His recent proposal to require citizenship checks in public school enrollment has attracted significant controversy.
