VERY QUICKLY. YEAH, THE POST WAS FIRST DISCOVERED ON TUESDAY AND SHARED WITH STATE SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS ON THE SAME DAY. BY 8 P.M. LAST NIGHT, WALTERS SAID HE INTENDS TO REVOKE THIS TEACHER’S LICENSE. THIS WAS THE COMMENT LEFT ON A NOW DELETED FACEBOOK POST WISHING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S WOULD BE ASSASSIN HAD A BETTER SCOPE. ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS CONFIRMING THAT COMMENTER WAS AN EMPLOYEE AND THAT THE DISTRICT HAD BEGUN AN INVESTIGATION AS IT STANDS NOW, THE DISTRICT HAS NOT MOVED TO TERMINATE THE TEACHER, BUT THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, RYAN WALTERS, ALREADY HAS HIS MIND MADE UP. WE WILL NOT TOLERATE OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS AND WE WILL SWIFTLY RESPOND, UM, AND GET THOSE TEACHERS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. IF ANY TEACHER THINKS THAT THAT IS, UH, APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. WALTERS, ACTING SWIFTLY ANNOUNCING HE PLANS TO REVOKE THE TEACHER’S LICENSE ONLY FIVE HOURS AFTER HE WAS FIRST MADE AWARE OF THE POST. WE WERE ABLE TO TO QUICKLY GO IN AND VERIFY THE ACCOUNT. THE USER WHEN IT WAS POSTED, ALL THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AND SO IT’S JUST ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS TO HAVE A TEACHER OUT PRAISING AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT WALTERS SAYS THE STATE BOARD OF ED WILL DISCUSS REVOCATION OF A TEACHER’S LICENSE AND UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS SET FOR LATE JULY AND LATE AUGUST. YOU’RE GOING TO BE SEEING US IN THE NEXT FEW BOARD MEETINGS. TAKE THESE ON. WE’RE WE’RE FRANKLY, WE’RE LOOKING AT MORE, UM, THAT ARE GETTING SENT OUR WAY RIGHT NOW THAT WE’RE WORKING TO VERIFY. AND WE DID REACH OUT TO THE TEACHER WHO IS THE FOCUS OF THIS INVESTIGATION OVER FACEBOOK MESSENGER. BUT WE DID NOT HEAR BACK REPORTING LI
Ryan Walters threatens to revoke Ardmore teacher’s license after Trump post
An Ardmore teacher could soon be out of a job after a post made praising the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.
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Updated: 6:08 PM CDT Jul 17, 2024
An Ardmore teacher could soon be out of a job after a post made praising the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.State Superintendent Ryan Walters said his office will move to revoke the educator’s license after she posted about the shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania last weekend.The post was discovered on Tuesday and sent to Walters the same day. He said he would be taking the teacher’s certificate.The comment, now deleted, wished Trump’s would-be assassin had a better scope. Ardmore City Schools confirmed the comment was left by an employee and that the district has begun an investigation.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppAs of now, the district has not moved to terminate the teacher, but Walters already has his mind made up."We will not tolerate it in Oklahoma Schools, we will swiftly respond and get those teachers out of the classroom if any teacher thinks that this is appropriate behavior," Walters said.Walters is acting swiftly, announcing plans to revoke the teacher’s license about five hours after he was first made aware of the post."We were able to quickly go in and verify the account, the user, when it was posted, all those types of things, it’s just absolutely outrageous to have a teacher out praising an assassination attempt on a president," Walters said.He said the State Board of Education will discuss the revocation of the teacher’s license in upcoming meetings set for late July and late August.“You’re going to be seeing this in the next few board meetings, take these on, frankly we’re looking at more of that are getting sent our way right now, that we’re working to verify,” Walters said.KOCO 5 attempted to reach out to the teacher over Facebook but did not hear back.Top HeadlinesRyan Walters vows to revoke Ardmore teacher's certificate over post condoning violence against Donald TrumpPolice respond to shots fired incident while at southwest OKC hospital investigating separate shootingThe best Amazon Prime Day deals we're seeing on Day 2Witness describes rushing to help 2 people set on fire in northwest Oklahoma CityOklahoma weather experts help 'Twisters' film come to life
ARDMORE, Okla. — An Ardmore teacher could soon be out of a job after a post made praising the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
State Superintendent Ryan Walters said his office will move to revoke the educator’s license after she posted about the shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania last weekend.
The post was discovered on Tuesday and sent to Walters the same day. He said he would be taking the teacher’s certificate.
The comment, now deleted, wished Trump’s would-be assassin had a better scope. Ardmore City Schools confirmed the comment was left by an employee and that the district has begun an investigation.
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As of now, the district has not moved to terminate the teacher, but Walters already has his mind made up.
"We will not tolerate it in Oklahoma Schools, we will swiftly respond and get those teachers out of the classroom if any teacher thinks that this is appropriate behavior," Walters said.
Walters is acting swiftly, announcing plans to revoke the teacher’s license about five hours after he was first made aware of the post.
"We were able to quickly go in and verify the account, the user, when it was posted, all those types of things, it’s just absolutely outrageous to have a teacher out praising an assassination attempt on a president," Walters said.
He said the State Board of Education will discuss the revocation of the teacher’s license in upcoming meetings set for late July and late August.
“You’re going to be seeing this in the next few board meetings, take these on, frankly we’re looking at more of that are getting sent our way right now, that we’re working to verify,” Walters said.
KOCO 5 attempted to reach out to the teacher over Facebook but did not hear back.
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