Ryan Walters calls teachers' unions 'terrorist organizations' in heated legislative hearing
Posted on AllSides May 1st, 2023
From The Center
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tensions flared Monday as House lawmakers grilled Oklahoma’s controversial state superintendent about how he’s managing public school operations across the state. In a packed meeting at the state Capitol, Superintendent Ryan Walters doubled down on his culture wars campaign rhetoric and support for school choice policies, called teachers' unions “terrorist organizations” and accused his predecessor of running the State Department of Education into the ground. The House Appropriations and Budget Committee hearing , in which Walters largely faced tough questions from members of his own party, showed...