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The 桃子视频, 桃子视频of Oklahoma, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law & Justice are uniting to challenge Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters鈥檚 latest attempt to impose religion on students in the state鈥檚 public school system.

On Friday, to every superintendent in Oklahoma urging them not to show or disseminate Walters鈥� prayer video. The letter emphasizes the constitutional requirement for public schools to remain secular and warns that promoting the video to students and parents would violate both the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution. The letter also points out that Superintendent Walters lacks the authority to require local school districts to play the video (or any other video) to their students.

On Thursday, to promote his new 鈥溾�� Superintendent Walters emailed all superintendents within the state a 鈥淢andatory Announcement鈥� that linked to a video entitled 鈥淧rayer for the Nation.鈥� Additionally, the email asserted that all Oklahoma schools must play the video for all their students and send it to their parents. In the video, Walters blames the 鈥渞adical left鈥� and 鈥渨oke teachers unions鈥� for 鈥渁ttacking鈥� religious liberty and then delivers a lengthy prayer supporting President-elect Donald Trump. Walters encourages students to join in his prayer.

鈥淩equiring students to watch a prayer video violates students鈥� religious freedom, including their Establishment Clause rights,鈥� the coalition鈥檚 letter warns. 鈥淚t is beyond dispute that, at a minimum, the Constitution guarantees that government may not coerce anyone to support or participate in religion or its exercise[.]鈥�

The coalition reminds superintendents of their responsibility to protect all students鈥� religious freedom, regardless of their personal beliefs. By promoting a specific religious perspective, schools risk alienating students who do not share those beliefs, fostering an environment of exclusion and discrimination.

The coalition encourages parents and students to report any incidents where the video has been shown or used in schools.

Walters that he purchased more than 500 Bibles for Advanced Placement (AP) Government classrooms. In October, the coalition urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block Walters鈥� mandate that all public schools incorporate the bible into their curricula.

This coalition stands firm in defending the rights of every student to receive a secular education free from religious influence.

A copy of the letter can be found here: https://ffrf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/State-Superintendent-Ryan-Walters-OK-Religious-Video-Mandate.pdf