Title 70, Title 70 — Schools

The date of November 16 of each year is hereby designated "Oklahoma Statehood Day" in and for the public schools of this state. Any year in which the date of November 16 is a Saturday or Sunday the public schools of this state shall observe the next succeeding school day as "Okla…

The several school boards of this state and the superintendents, principals, and other school officials may on "Oklahoma Statehood Day" plan and conduct programs commemorating Oklahoma history and the achievements of Oklahoma from an historical viewpoint and may in other appropri…

Education. The State Board of Education is authorized and directed to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for carrying out the intent and purpose of Sections 24-110 and 24-112 hereof. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-113, eff. July 2, 1971.

A. The board of education of each school district in Oklahoma shall compile and maintain both temporary and permanent records of students enrolled in the district and regulate access, disclosure or communication of information contained in the student records in a manner consiste…

Whenever a teacher or teachers recommend that a student be retained at the present grade level or not passed in a course, the parent or guardian, if dissatisfied with the recommendation, may appeal the decision by complying with the district's appeal process. The decision of the …

In addition to other authority and powers now or hereafter conferred upon boards of education, the board of education of each school district is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, equip, and maintain storm and fallout shelters independently or jointly with other depart…

Any person who has been admitted to any accredited college or university may be awarded a high school diploma by the State Department of Education within this state, provided that such person has successfully completed at least thirty (30) hours of college work at an accredited c…

personnel. The school board of each school district in Oklahoma shall provide safety goggles as approved by the National Safety Council for all personnel using materials and machines that may damage the vision of such personnel because of flying particles, intense light, severe h…

teachers and students. The school board of each school district in Oklahoma shall provide respirators where needed in the opinion of the State Health Department as approved by the National Safety Council in sufficient numbers to protect teachers and students in industrial arts, v…

The State Board of Education shall adopt necessary rules and regulations providing coverage of the outstanding historical events which recognize the contributions made by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and other ethnic groups to Oklahoma's rich cultural h…

Withholding of assistance payments. A. At the close of each attendance period of the school term, the board of education of each school district shall notify in writing the Department of Human Services of the name of any child who has not been present for instruction at least eig…

A. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the State Department of Education shall submit to the Office of Child Abuse Prevention the student and school data on chronic absenteeism. B. The State Department of Education in collaboration with the Office of Child Abuse Prevention …

No vehicle shall be used by any school district within this state for the transportation of school children unless such vehicle be equipped with a safety belt or safety harness for the use of the driver of such vehicle. Such seat belt and safety harness shall conform to such stan…

Article and section headings contained in this act shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section hereof. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-125, eff. July 2, 1971.

The date of April 16 of each year is hereby designated "Jim Thorpe Day" in and for the public schools of this state. In any year in which April 16 is a Saturday, Sunday or school holiday, the public schools of this state shall observe the next succeeding school day as "Jim Thorpe…

The superintendent or principal of any secondary, middle or elementary school shall have the authority to order any person out of the school buildings and off the school property when it appears that the presence of such person is a threat to the peaceful conduct of school busine…

As used in Section 2 of this act: 1. "Chief administrative officer" shall mean the principal, superintendent, or other person in charge of the management, administration, or control of any secondary school; 2. "Period of a sanctioned athletic event" shall mean the time during whi…

A. The chief administrative officer or the chief administrative officer's designee to maintain order at a secondary school shall have the authority and power to direct any person to leave the premises of that secondary school, who, during the period of a sanctioned athletic event…

prohibited substances - Civil immunity - Delivery of found substances to proper authority. A. Any public school administrator, teacher or counselor having reasonable cause to suspect that a student is under the influence of low-point beer as defined in Section 163.2 of Title 37 o…

authorities. A. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 1271.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, every school authority shall immediately report the discovery of a firearm not otherwise authorized by law to be possessed to a law enforcement authority and deliver any weapon or…

substances - Civil liability - Written policy. A. Whenever it appears to any public school teacher that a student may be under the influence of low-point beer as defined in Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, alcoholic beverages as defined in Section 506 of Title …

Leadership skills and development programs. The State Board of Education shall study programs designed to develop leadership skills for school district administrators and principals which utilize expertise and program availability from private industry. If funds are available, su…

officials, referees and other individuals. No school or school district shall belong to or participate in a sports competition sponsored by an organization unless said organization provides all qualified officials, referees or other individuals charged with selecting winners or c…

intent. A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Director of the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education, and the Chancellor for Higher Education shall coordinate spring break dates for the public schools, area…

schools - Instruction on Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. A. In order to educate students about the sacrifices made for freedom on behalf of this country and the values on which this country was founded, the date of November 11 is hereby designated "Veterans Day…

A. In order to recognize and pay tribute to veterans who left high school prior to graduation to serve in World War II, in the Korean War, or in the Vietnam War, a board of education of any independent school district in this state is hereby authorized to grant a diploma of gradu…

Definition. A. A parent or guardian of multiple-birth siblings may request that the children attend the same school and be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are in the same grade level at the same school and meet the eligibility requirements o…

- Reinstatement A. As defined in this act: 1. "Athlete" means a secondary-school-age individual who is participating in a sport which is individual- and/or team-based, outside of school or within school and either competitive or in an organized practice; and 2. "Health care provi…

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act”. B. As used in the Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act, “athletic activity” means any sport sanctioned and offered in grades seven through twelve by a school distr…

counseling prohibited – Certain race- or sex-based concepts prohibited from courses. A. 1. No enrolled student of an institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall be required to engage in any form of mandatory gender or sexual diversit…

A. The "Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey" means the biennial mental health prevention survey of public school students in grades six, eight, ten, and twelve managed by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. B. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school ye…

A. Each public school district shall maintain a protocol for responding to students in mental health crisis with the goal of preventing student suicide, self-harm, and harm to others. 1. The protocol shall be developed, maintained, and implemented in partnership with one or more …

ceremonies. A. 1. A student enrolled in a public school district, a public charter school, or a technology center school may wear tribal regalia during the school’s official graduation ceremonies, whether held at a public or private location. 2. Nothing in this subsection shall l…

A. Being necessary to fulfill their role as a member of the governing board of their respective Oklahoma higher education institution, any member of a governing board of an Oklahoma higher education institution shall be allowed by their institution to audit a class free of charge…

A. As used in this section: 1. “Antisemitism” has the same meaning as provided for by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism, including its contemporary examples, as it was adopted on May 26, 2016; 2. “Institution of higher education” …

A. Institutions of higher education and public schools shall integrate the definition of antisemitism provided for in Section 1 of this act into their student, faculty, and employee codes of conduct. Prohibited conduct as it specifically relates to antisemitism shall include hara…

A. Nothing in this act shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Section 22 of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution. B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to conflict with federal or s…

— Online publication. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Federal Education Guidance Disclosure Act". B. Within five (5) days of receiving a guidance document from the United States Department of Education, the State Department of Education shall publish the guida…

Sections 26-101 through 26-105 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Larry Dickerson Education Flexible Benefits Allowance Act". Added by Laws 1998, c. 380, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 1998. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 282, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002.

It is hereby declared that the purpose of the Larry Dickerson Education Flexible Benefits Allowance Act is: 1. To recognize that the employee benefit needs of individual school district employees differ, depending on the age, salary and family status of the employee, and that it …

The following words and phrases as used in Section 26-101 et seq. of this title, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: 1. "Benefit" means any of the benefits which may be purchased or are required to be purchased under t…

of cafeteria plans. A. Each fiscal year, the Legislature shall appropriate adequate funding to the State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education for the purpose of providing a flexible benefit allowance to school district employees pursuant to th…

compensation - Superintendent allowance. A. The flexible benefit allowance shall be used by a school district employee who is participating in the cafeteria plan to purchase major medical health care plan coverage offered by the school district through a cafeteria plan. Any exces…

The provisions of the Larry Dickerson Flexible Benefits Allowance Act shall apply to school districts participating in the Oklahoma State Education and Employees Group Insurance Board plan or school districts that are self-insured. Added by Laws 2002, c. 418, § 2, eff. July 1, 20…

Accountability Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Extracurricular Activities Accountability Act". Added by Laws 2014, c. 327, § 1.

As used in the Oklahoma Extracurricular Activities Accountability Act, a "school athletic association" means any private organization or association which charges the school or school district a membership fee, retains a portion of revenue generated by the interscholastic activit…

A public school or school district shall not be a member of any school athletic association unless that association has adopted a written policy that requires the following: 1. All records of the association to be made accessible consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Ope…

facility and athletic events. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Riley's Rule". B. Prior to the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, each school district board of education shall coordinate with emergency medical services providers that serve the area in which the…

visiting teams. A. Notwithstanding any policy of a school athletic association, as defined by Section 27-102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in all regular season high school athletic competitions in this state, the visiting team shall have the same rights to radio broadcas…

Causes of action. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Save Women's Sports Act". B. As used in this section: 1. "School" means a public school district or public charter school in this state or an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; 2.…