ALL OF THIS UNFOLD. WELL, ABBY, TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACCREDITATION STATUS AND A CHARTER SCHOOL APPROVAL MADE FOR A PRETTY TAME BOARD MEETING HERE AT THE OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THAT WAS UNTIL PUBLIC COMMENT ENDED UP IN ONE SPEAKER GETTING ARRESTED. TIME’S UP. NOPE, NOPE. YOU ARE ARRESTING ME IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN BECAUSE THIS MAN OVER HERE IS A BIGOT AND A BULLY PICKING ON TRANS KIDS. OPIE ARRESTED A WOMAN AT THURSDAY’S STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WHEN HER CHILD WAS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, JUST AFTER HER TIME HAD ENDED. AUDRA BEASLEY WANTS THE STATE TO ADD ADULT DIAPER CHANGING TABLES IN SCHOOLS AND STATE BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. BUT WHEN SHE KEPT GOING AFTER HER TIME EXPIRED, THINGS GOT TENSE. STATE EMPLOYEES WILL NOT BE DIRECTING ME AND MY SON TO THE FLOOR IN THE RESTROOM ANYMORE. IN OUR STATE OWNED BUILDINGS, A SPOKESPERSON FOR OHP SAYS SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR DISRUPTING A PUBLIC MEETING AND REFUSING TO LEAVE. MY KIDS ARE CRYING, BRIAN WALTERS, ONE PERSON IN THE ROOM AT THE TIME, TELLS ME. IT WAS SHOCKING TO WATCH. I WAS CERTAINLY JUST A LITTLE SHAKEN TO SEE THINGS ESCALATE SO QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF HER KIDS AND KNOWING THAT SHE WAS THEIR ONLY ADULT HERE. THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT DID NOT COMMENT. I’LL REFER THAT TO OHP. I DON’T KNOW ANY MORE INFORMATION THAN JUST KIND OF WATCHING IT ALL. LIKE YOU ALL SO ANY KIND OF FOLLOW UP WITH THAT OR INFORMATION, I’M JUST GOING TO REFER THAT TO OHP, OHP TELLS US THAT BEASLEY’S KIDS WHO WERE AT THE MEETING WERE PICKED UP BY FAMILY MEMBERS AFTER SHE WAS TAKEN AWAY. NOW, NO CHARGES HAVE B
Woman yells at Ryan Walters while being arrested at Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting
State Superintendent Ryan Walters did not comment, referring any questions about the incident to Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials
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Updated: 4:32 PM CDT Apr 25, 2024
Chaos ensued at Thursday's Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting when troopers stepped in to arrest a public commenter.Tulsa Public Schools' accreditation status and a charter school approval made fora pretty tame board meeting, but that changed when public comment ended with a speaker getting arrested.| MORE | Mother yells at State Superintendent Ryan Walters while being arrested during Oklahoma BOE meeting"Y'all are arresting me in front of my children because this man over here is a bigot and a bully, picking on trans kids, picking on disabled kids, picking on my kids. My kids are crying, Ryan Walters," Audra Beasley said while being arrested.Troopers arrested Beasley during Thursday's board of education meeting when her child was up for public comment just after her time had ended. Beasley wants the state to add adult diaper changing tables in schools and state buildings throughout Oklahoma for people with disabilities being put in through the state.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.But when she kept going after her time expired, things got tense."State employees will not be directing me and my son to the floor in the restroom anymore in our state-owned buildings," Beasley said.A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said she was arrested for disrupting a public meeting and refusing to leave. One person in the room at the time said it was shocking to watch."I was certainly just a little shaken to see things escalate so quickly, especially in front of her kids and knowing that she was their only adult there," Nicole McAfee, with Freedom Oklahoma, said.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppState Superintendent Ryan Walters did not comment."I'll refer that to OHP. I don't know any more information other than watching it all like you all," Walters said. "So, any kind of follow with information, I'm gonna have to refer to OHP."Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials told KOCO 5 that Beasley's children, who were at the meeting, were picked up by family members after she was taken away. Charges haven't been filed against her as of Thursday afternoon.Top Headlines Oklahoma storms with enhanced risk possible during overnight hours Oklahoma man out on bond in Turks and Caicos as family faces terrifying reality Investigation continues after man shoots, kills wife and 3 children at Yukon home: What we know Police search for suspect after fight leads to shooting in northwest Oklahoma City What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you
OKLAHOMA CITY — Chaos ensued at Thursday's Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting when troopers stepped in to arrest a public commenter.
Tulsa Public Schools' accreditation status and a charter school approval made fora pretty tame board meeting, but that changed when public comment ended with a speaker getting arrested.
| MORE | Mother yells at State Superintendent Ryan Walters while being arrested during Oklahoma BOE meeting
"Y'all are arresting me in front of my children because this man over here is a bigot and a bully, picking on trans kids, picking on disabled kids, picking on my kids. My kids are crying, Ryan Walters," Audra Beasley said while being arrested.
Troopers arrested Beasley during Thursday's board of education meeting when her child was up for public comment just after her time had ended. Beasley wants the state to add adult diaper changing tables in schools and state buildings throughout Oklahoma for people with disabilities being put in through the state.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
But when she kept going after her time expired, things got tense.
"State employees will not be directing me and my son to the floor in the restroom anymore in our state-owned buildings," Beasley said.
A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said she was arrested for disrupting a public meeting and refusing to leave. One person in the room at the time said it was shocking to watch.
"I was certainly just a little shaken to see things escalate so quickly, especially in front of her kids and knowing that she was their only adult there," Nicole McAfee, with Freedom Oklahoma, said.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
State Superintendent Ryan Walters did not comment.
"I'll refer that to OHP. I don't know any more information other than watching it all like you all," Walters said. "So, any kind of follow with information, I'm gonna have to refer to OHP."
Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials told KOCO 5 that Beasley's children, who were at the meeting, were picked up by family members after she was taken away. Charges haven't been filed against her as of Thursday afternoon.
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