AT THE STATE CAPITOL TODAY. STATE LAWMAKERS ARE RESPONDING AFTER STATE SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT RELEASED HIS RESPONSE. RECENT SUBPOENA FROM THE OKLAHOMA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE RESPONSE DETAILS, TEACHERS WHO RECEIVED SIGNING BONUSES AND RESPONSE TO QUOTE. >> DISRESPECTFUL E-MAILS WITHIN WALTERS OFFICE. BUT MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN NEWS FOUR'S DYLAN BROWN DIVES INTO THE DOCUMENTS TONIGHT FORCE DYLAN. THAT'S RIGHT. DOZENS OF PAGES OUTLINING SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS RESPONSE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.
LEGISLATORS ARE ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY JUST TODAY. IN FACT, ARE CLAIMING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN THE MOST TRANSPARENT IN HISTORY ALL UNDER IN THIS WEEK'S STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS RESPONDING TO A RECENT SUBPOENA SENT FROM HOUSE REPUBLICANS GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. >> IT'S BECOME A BLACK HOLE AMONG THE DOCUMENTS, A LIST OF 950 TEACHERS APPLIED FOR THE TEACHERS SIGNING BONUS 578 ACTUALLY RECEIVING THE BONES. REPRESENTATIVE MARK MCBRIDE SAYS THE DOCUMENTS DON'T SHOW ENOUGH. HE WANTS MORE ANSWERS. COULD WHY THE 372 REMAINING APPLICANTS WERE REJECTED. RESPONSE ALSO DETAILING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOT PERFORMING AT GRADE LEVEL. OKLAHOMA CITY, TULSA, THE DELL AND MORE BE ASKING WALTERS TO EXPLAIN THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION SDE AND LAWMAKERS. EDUCATION CHAIRMAN MARK MCBRIDE SAID MULTIPLE TIMES THAT REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MET WITH, QUOTE. >> DISRESPECT FROM WALTERS CHIEF ADVISER MATT LANGSTON. TODAY, WALTERS TOLD LAWMAKERS LAKES AND IS, QUOTE, AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK TO LEGISLATORS AS AN EMPLOYEE ADDING THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE A POLICY TO REVIEW OR APPROVE STATEMENTS.
LANGSTON MAKES TO LAWMAKERS DESPITE THE FACT LAWMAKERS DUE TO SUBPOENA TO GET THESE ANSWERS TODAY. WALTERS AGAIN CLAIMING THAT UNDER HIS SDE HAS BEEN THE QUOTE, MOST TRANSPARENT IN HISTORY. LEGISLATORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE DISAGREE WITH RELEASE. EVEN AFTER THE RESPONSE STATING SUPERINTENDENT WALTERS IS ALWAYS WILLING TO WORK WITH SPEAKER OF A CALL AND MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE TO SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION, GETTING POURED IN SCHOOLS, KEEPING BOYS A GIRL SPORTS AND INDEED, TEACHER SHORTAGE. YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN PANDERING BY A SUPERINTENDENT JOY HOFMEISTER. >> PRIOR TO THAT, JANET BREEZING PRIOR TO THAT SANDI GARRETT ALL OF THEM WERE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT'S THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.
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