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Breaking! The Oklahoma Supreme Court rules school districts, not the governor or legislature, should decide on mask mandate. They ALSO rule that mask mandates must be an opt-in option and therefore, parents who choose not to mask do not have to opt-out as demonstrated by districts like Oklahoma City Public Schools who made parents opt out if they did not want their child wearing a mask.

The greatest level of parental right is opt-in so this was a win!

Schools still have to meet all criteria set forth in SB 658  and the mask issue must be brought up at each meeting and take parent input.

Again, the only part of the original bill that the Oklahoma Supreme Court removed was that in order for schools to mandate masks the Governor must declare a state of emergency first. In case you missed it, Gov. Kevin Stitt said repeatedly he would not declare another state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. The court said this meant the law acted as a “state wide prohibition for masks for public schools.”

Now that SB658 has been clarified, Oklahoma schools should obey the entire law. We are still getting reports that schools are telling students, especially 7th graders, that they can’t return to school or play sports without taking another Dtap/Tdap.

SB 658 clearly states that all school MUST provide opt-out information on all vaccine “requirements”.

Action: Parents or their attorney may write a letter to the school district or have them also write a litigation threat letter.

Oklahoma allows vaccine exemptions for school children based on personal, religious, and medical reasons. In addition to exemption law, there is a more recent section of law that requires school districts to inform parents of exemption options.

Per SB 658, which went into effect July 1st 2021, 

“The State Department of Education shall provide and ensure that each school district in this state provides, on the school district website and in any notice or publication provided to parents regarding immunization requests, the following information regarding immunization requirements for school attendance:
“For school enrollment, a parent or guardian shall provide one of the following:
1. Current, up-to-date immunization records; or
2. A completed and signed exemption form.” 

Is your school following the law?

We have received an unprecedented number of reports this year of schools that are violating state law. We need your help to make sure that this important section of state law is followed. We have included sample email and phone scripts as well as contact information to make this as easy as possible!

If your school district is not in compliance with SB 658, please contact the following:

1. Because the State Department of Education is supposed to ENSURE that this law is followed by all school districts, please contact State Superintendent of Education Joy Hoffmeister at 405-521-3301 first.
2. Email the State Board of Education by copy and pasting the following email addresses.
   carlisha@impacttulsa.com, jmonies@saxum.com, estelaokc@gmail.com, brianrichardbobek@gmail.com, trentsmith88@me.com, sarahtlepak@gmail.com
3. Your local school district’s Superintendent, School Board, Principal, and or school nurse. You should be able to find their contact information by searching your school districts website. if you need assistance with this, reach out to your OKHPR Senate District Captain. (If you do not know who your OKHPR Senate District Captain is, email us at captains@okhpr.com.)
4. Governor Kevin Stitt at 405-521-2342 or online HERE.
5. The following legislators
   • Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat
     • 405-521-5632
     • greg.treat@oksenate.gov
   • Speaker of the House Charles McCall
     • 405-557-7412
     • charles.mccall@okhouse.gov
   • Your State Senator (His/her contact information can be found here)
   • Your State Representative (His/her contact information can be found here)

Please feel free to use the following phone or email scripts if you are unsure what to say.

Phone script for Joy Hoffmeister’s office
“Hi I am calling because I am a resident of _______ school district. I noticed that they are in violation of SB 658 because they are not informing parents about vaccine exemptions on their website or in a notice sent out on (date). I understand that it is the State Department of Education’s job to ensure that school districts are following SB 658, so I wanted to contact your office to ensure that this is addressed.”

Email script for the Oklahoma State Board of Education
“To whom it may concern,
I am emailing because I am a resident of _______ school district. I noticed that the school is in violation of SB 658. This law went into effect on July 2021 and it states that Schools and universities must notify parents and students that they may opt-out of vaccination mandates using legally allowed exemptions on their website and in all notices regarding vaccine requirements. The law also states that it is the State Department of Education’s job to ensure that school districts are following SB 658.

The violation I noticed is on the schools website/ notice sent out on (date). I wanted to bring this violation to your attention.

Please let me know what is being done to bring the school district into compliance with the law.
Name
Address”

Script for your local school district’s Superintendent, School Board, Principal, or school nurse
Phone:
“Hi I am calling because I am a resident of _______ school district. I noticed that the school is in violation of SB 658. This law went into effect on July 2021 and it states that Schools and universities must notify parents and students that they may opt-out of vaccination mandates using legally allowed exemptions on their website and in all notices regarding vaccine requirements. The violation I noticed is on the schools website/ notice sent out on (date). I wanted to bring this violation to your attention so that it can be addressed.”

Email:
“To whom it may concern,
I am emailing because I am a resident of _______ school district. I noticed that the school is in violation of SB 658. This law went into effect on July 2021 and it states that Schools and universities must notify parents and students that they may opt-out of vaccination mandates using legally allowed exemptions on their website and in all notices regarding vaccine requirements.

You can read the full law here: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENR/SB/SB658%20ENR.PDF. Please see section 1, E.

The violation I noticed is on the schools website/ notice sent out on (date). I wanted to bring this violation to your attention.

Please let me know what is being done to bring the school district into compliance with the law.
Name
Address”

Script for Governor Stitt, President Pro Tempore Greg Treat and Speaker of the House Charles McCall.
Phone:
“Hi I am calling because I am a resident of _______ school district. I noticed that they are in violation of SB 658 because they are not informing parents about vaccine exemptions on their website or in a notice sent out on (date). I wanted to contact your office to ensure that this is addressed.”

Email:
“I am emailing because I am a resident of _______ school district. I noticed that the school is in violation of SB 658. The violation I noticed is on the schools website/ notice sent out on (date). I wanted to bring this violation to your attention. so that it can be addressed
Name
Address”

Script for YOUR State Legislators
Phone:
“Hi I am calling because I am a constituent and a resident of _______ school district. I noticed that they are in violation of SB 658 because they are not informing parents about vaccine exemptions on their website or in a notice sent out on (date). I wanted to contact your office to ensure that this is addressed.”

Email:
“Subject line: From your constituent
Dear Senator or Representative _______
I am constituent of your district and a resident of _______ school district. I noticed that the school is in violation of SB 658. The violation I noticed is on the schools website/ notice sent out on (date). I wanted to bring this violation to your attention. so that it can be addressed
Name
Address”

Lastly, share this blog and the image at the top of this page with your friends and family to spread the word that ‘No Shots, No School, Not True!”

Resources related to vaccine law can be found on the resources page of our website. Here you will find the Oklahoma vaccine exemption form (which is used for school or daycare entry), read vaccine law, and read our vaccine exemption FAQ which includes information on what facilities are required to accept a vaccine exemption, how to fill out the form, what to do if your exemption is denied, and how to report a school that is violating the law.

Oklahoma Watch has reported that the Oklahoma State Medical Association spent more money than any other Oklahoma organization on independent expenditures. Spending more than $814,000 on a variety of legislative races.

Which races did they spend those big bucks on?

The following expenditures can be viewed from the Oklahoma Guardian Ethics website here, and here.

$72k on mailers for the following candidates:
Ty Burns
Ross Ford
John Haste
Darcy Jech
Mark McBride
Kevin Wallace

$66k on mailers for the following candidates:
Rhonda Baker
Bill Coleman
Jared Deck
Kyle Hilbert
John Kane
Ken Luttrell
Anthony Moore
Josh West

$202k on mailers, phone calls, texting, and door to door canvassing for the following candidates:
Rhonda Baker
Keith Barenberg
Ty Burns
Bill Coleman
Jared Deck
Ross Ford
John George
John Haste
Kyle Hilbert
John Kane
Ken Luttrell
Cody Maynard
Marcus McEntire
Cynthia Roe
Brenda Stanley
John Talley
George Young
Hunter Zearley

$473k on digital, newspaper, and radio ads for the following candidates:
Rhonda Baker
Keith Barenberg
Ty Burns
Bill Coleman
Jared Deck
Ross Ford
John George
John Haste
Darcy Jech
John Kane
Ken Luttrell
Cody Maynard
Mark McBride
Marcus McEntire
Anthony Moore
Gabe Renfrow
Cynthia Roe
Brenda Stanley
John Talley
Kevin Wallace
Josh West
George Young
Hunter Zearley

$7k on digital, phone calls, and texting for the following candidates:
Collin Duel
Hunter Zearley

We expect dark money and OSMA to campaign hard during the runoff election!

While we could feel defeated, we need to use this to motivate ourselves to volunteer and donate. We have beat OSMA before, but we had a literal army of fired up mama bears! Many of our members seem to have gotten complacent. Speaking face to face with people as a grassroots volunteer beats mailers and ads nearly EVERY TIME! But we have to have the manpower and money to get it done. We have spent more than half of our war chest and need to replenish it to fight against far-left candidates who want to mask, test, and segregate us and our children in the name of public health.

The race for Attorney General is really starting to heat up. Gentner Drummond has a “dark money” group sending hit pieces out on John O’Connor, and O’Connor is swinging back. Watch his campaign ad here.

Genter Drummond claims that the Biden donation was from his wife, saying that ‘his wife “got mad” and made the contribution using a joint credit card but that she “immediately asked for a refund and got the money back.”‘ [Tulsa World] Update: Watch Drummond’s response to a question about his donation here.

FEC records show that Drummond also gave:

• $1,000 to Democrat Matt Silverstein’s 2014 campaign against Jim Inhofe
• $1,450 to Democrat John Olson’s 1st District congressional campaign in 2012 (Jim Bridenstine defeated him in the general election).
• $2,500 to Democratic Congressman Dan Boren from 2004 to 2010.
• $1,000 to Democrat Brad Carson’s campaign against Tom Coburn in 2004 (given after Coburn won the GOP primary)

Searching the Oklahoma Ethics Commission, one can find that Drummond has given to the following Democratic candidates since 2015:

• $500 to Cathy Ross (challenger to GOP State Rep. Sean Roberts in 2016)
• $500 to State Rep. John Waldron in 2018
• $250 to Andy Richardson (lost to Republican Sheila Dills in 2018)

(UPDATE: there are even more donations to Democrats on the old, pre-2015 system. I have not had time to go through them all, but it includes $500 to Drew Edmondson, $500 to Tom Adelson, and $1,500 to Pete Regan)

Read more from Muskogee Politico below.

On January 18^th, 2022, the United States Department of Health and Human Services proposed amendments to the IHR. These amendments give control over the declaration of a public health emergency in any member state to the WHO Director-General – even over the objection of the member state. The Director-General communicated the text of the proposed amendments on 20 January 2022, via a circular letter to State Parties.

The proposed IHR amendments also cede control to WHO “regional directors,” who are given the authority to declare a Public Health Emergency of Regional Concern (PHERC). Moreover, the proposed amendments allow the Director-General to ring an international alarm bell, by unilaterally issuing an “Intermediate Public Health Alert (IPHA).”

Congress needs to hear from you, demanding our nation end this relationship with the WHO.

Find your congressperson HERE, and then use this sample email to craft your message.

Sample Email:

Subject line: FROM YOUR CONSTITUENT: End the relationship with the WHO.

“Dear Legislator,

I am deeply concerned about Joe Biden’s proposed amendments to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) charter, which would cede U.S. authority over our health care, our borders and our laws to unelected, nongovernmental global governing bodies.

This loss of sovereignty will directly undercut the individual freedom of Americans. This is unacceptable.

WHO has come under repeated investigation for corruption, scandals and lies. WHO has proven to be closely tied with and/or influenced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This has become especially apparent during the COVID pandemic.

At the same time, there has been significant outcry from voters across America against digital vaccine credentials (Vaccine Passports) and other government efforts to trace and track law-abiding citizens. In March 2022, WHO launched its global push for Vaccine Passports to restrict and control the movement and freedom of the world’s population.

Meanwhile, more than 20 U.S. states have taken steps to limit or completely ban the use of Vaccine Passports or other digital proof of vaccination.

I urge you to do everything in your power to stop attempts by Joe Biden to put the free and independent citizens of the United States of America under the United Nations and the World Health Organization.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATIVE SESSION!

With just days left in the legislative session, Sen. Shane Jett has amended House Bill 2335 to restrict state agencies from imposing vaccine mandates and requiring vaccine passports. The Shawnee Republican is encouraging Oklahomans to call their local senators and share their support of the legislation and ask that it be approved immediately. Read the full press release here.