Lawmakers call on OSDE to halt teacher bonus claw backs
Channel: KOKH - FOX 25
Date: 2024-01-27

Several state lawmakers are pushing back against the Oklahoma State Department of Education's plan to force teachers to pay back their sign-on bonuses.

On Thursday, Oklahoma Watch reported that OSDE was trying to get at least $290,000 back from nine teachers who received the money but didn't qualify for all or some of it.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R-Okla.) asserted that several applicants lied—and that steps are being taken to retrieve taxpayer dollars.

However, both Democrats and Republicans say the department dropped the ball.

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