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EDITORIAL: No surprise, paddling disabled kids still a bad idea
Stillwater NewsPress, Okla. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 12—Good for Rep. John Talley (R-Stillwater) for not throwing in the towel on his efforts to end, or hopefully greatly reduce, the corporal punishment of disabled students. If you recall ...
Child advocacy group to push for ban on using corporal punishment for disabled kids
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy — a nonprofit advocacy network for children — says it...
Stillwater educator announces run for Senate District 21
Stillwater NewsPress, Okla. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 23—Stillwater has a new candidate running for Oklahoma State Senate District 21. In September 2023, Sen. Tom Dugger (R-Stillwater) announced that he would not seek a third term in the Oklahoma ...
‘No place in our educational system’: OK Senate passes bill prohibiting the use of corporal...
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDespite a multitude of biblical reasoning to allow the use of corporal punishment on students with...
EDITORIAL: Why we're not a theocracy
Stillwater NewsPress, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 18—Our latest lesson in government comes courtesy of Rep. John Talley (R-Stillwater), or perhaps more precisely, his opponents in his own party. The defeat of House Bill 1028, a bill that ...
State Sen. Karin Housley criticizes Wilder Forest sale
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoState Sen. Karin Housley on Monday criticized the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation’s decision to sell the Wilder Forest property in northern Washington County to the Minnesota Catholic Youth Partnership ...
Lawmakers 'thought they were voting against the Bible,' author of anti-spanking bill says
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill that would ban schools from physically punishing disabled children likely will get another...
‘National embarrassment’: Corporal punishment bill stalls in OK House, frustrates advocates
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAdvocates of a bill that would prohibit corporal punishment in Oklahoma schools against students...
Disabled children in Oklahoma can still get spanked at school. Why lawmakers won't change that.
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn some Oklahoma school districts the old adage, "spare the rod and spoil the child" still applies....
'Good policies for good people': Kurt Murray announces run for State Senate District 21
Stillwater NewsPress, Okla. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 18—Kurt Murray — Stillwater rancher, farmer and former educator — is running for the open Oklahoma State Senate seat for District 21. In September 2023, Sen. Tom Dugger (R-Stillwater) announced ...
