OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Hundreds of public comments were submitted in opposition to an Oklahoma Board of Education proposed rule that would count undocumented students and their families.

After an open records request and two months, the public comments were sent to News 4 from the Oklahoma Department of Education. The document was nearly 1,200 pages long with most of the comments against the proposed rule.

"I see no reason for these proposed rules, they are not needed and burdensome. Unfortunately, Ryan Walters comes across as a strident, hateful person. He doesn't seem to be doing his job. He needs to spend more time affirming teachers and getting the funding they need to educate children in reading, English, mathematics, and science," commented one person.

The comments went in-depth in some instances, with many mentioning the Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe which ruled that states cannot deny undocumented children access to free public education, as it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 

"I was born and raised in Oklahoma, I am an army Infantry veteran with two college degrees. I served my country to protect its people and to protect the American dream. I am also a constitutional conservative who is married to an immigrant," commented someone else. "If this passes I hope you are prepared for many legal and civil cases vs the state of Oklahoma for violation of constitutional rights and discrimination. If we can spend millions and millions of dollars on basketball arenas, I'm sure the tax payers are not burdened by educating the future of Oklahoma."

There were about three that were commenting in support of the proposed rule. "As a taxpayer in this country and the State of Oklahoma, I cannot see any reason to allocate any taxpayer-funded resources to the lawbreakers that have invaded our country. On the contrary, we should be doing everything possible to discourage this invasion promoted by the incompetency at the Federal level. By all means account for every illegal that presents themselves for a free ride at taxpayers' expense. Then bill the feds!"

Despite hundreds of public comments submitted that were opposed to the proposed rule and dozens who showed up to speak publicly against it in January, the rule was approved by the board.

"The rule is simply data and information gather," said Supt. Walters at a previous meeting.

He has mentioned in the past that several parents had reached out in support of the proposed rule but only three public comments were found in the nearly 1,200-page document.

"I don't think it came as any surprise to anybody that the superintendent and the board at the time would choose not to follow the comments," said David Blatt of the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law & Justice.

Blatt and OK Appleseed sent in one of the many public comments opposed.

"We've heard nothing but opposition and resistance at the local level as well as at the state level to this idea," said Blatt.

Several major organizations and agencies submitted public comments as well including people from Owasso Public Schools, Deer Creek Public Schools, and the Oklahoma State School Boards Association.

Of the many submitted there were parents, teachers, students, Republicans, Democrats, pastors, lawyers, and people from towns and cities across Oklahoma.

"I have been a registered Republican for 59 years. You and Mr. Trump's and Mr. Stitt's lies, and rhetoric and attempted policies have made me and my husband decide to leave the Republican party. Thank you for all your hard work to accomplish this," commented someone else.

The new Stitt-appointed board members expressed concern with this exact proposed rule but they do not have the power to change it or to go back on it right now.

There is a bill that is expected to be voted on next week before the Oklahoma House Friday deadline that would give more power to board members.

"I am not surprised at the amount of public comments," said Representative Ronny Johns (R-Ada). Johns is the author of the bill that would give board members more power.

Since the proposed rules were approved Governor Stitt, Senate Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton, House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, and others at the capitol have voiced concern. The governor specifically said about Supt. Walters, "Leave the kids out of it."

Other public comments opposed the proposed rule that would require teachers to take a test based on the U.S. Naturalization test, the same test used to become U.S. citizens.

News 4 reached out to OSDE to ask if the board members had read all of the public comments before making their vote to approve the rules. News 4 also asked if these comments happened to change anything before the final vote came. We have not heard back yet.

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