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Less than 0.3% of Tulsa Public Schools students have opted out a week into mask mandate

Less than 0.3% of Tulsa Public Schools students have opted out a week into mask mandate

KTUL

Parents of only 67 of 32,000 Tulsa Public Schools students have applied for an exemption for wearing a protective mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tulsa PLAC speaks with KTUL Channel 8 about balancing parent wishes with keeping schools open and kids in the classroom.

OKPLAC calls on governor to declare public health emergency

OKPLAC calls on governor to declare public health emergency

KFOR

In light of a new law prohibiting protective masks in schools, The Oklahoma Parent Legislative Action Committee (OKPLAC) is pushing for Gov. Kevin Stitt to declare a public health emergency to help keep schools open.

Parents juggling jobs, education of children in pandemic

Parents juggling jobs, education of children in pandemic

The Ada News

Now that schools aren’t able to function normally, Oklahomans are seeing how important public schools are. “Parents want to get back to normal, and schools want to get back to normal, but everybody is trying to do the right thing from a public health perspective.”