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 diversity training or counseling; provided, voluntary counseling shall not be prohibited. Any orientation or requirement that presents any form of race or sex stereotyping or a bias on the basis of race or sex shall be prohibited. 2. Pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall promulgate rules, subject to approval by the Legislature, to implement the provisions of this subsection. B. The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit the teaching of concepts that align to the Oklahoma Academic Standards. 1. No teacher, administrator or other employee of a school district, charter school or virtual charter school shall require or make part of a course the following concepts: a. one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex,
b. an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously, c. an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex, d. members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex, e. an individual’s moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex, f. an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex, g. any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex, or h. meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist or were created by members of a particular race to oppress members of another race. 2. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules, subject to approval by the Legislature, to implement the provisions of this subsection. Added by Laws 2021, c. 426, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
Notes of Decisions
Black Emergency Response Team v. OConnor (W.D. Okla. 2024).
· cites it 9× “Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 24-157 (A)(1). The Act directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (the “State Regents”) to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of section 3 Both Plaintiffs and Defendants declined to present any testimony or evidence beyond the…”
Stepp v. Talihina Pub. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
· cites it 8× “'s curriculum certain discriminatory principles prohibited by 70 O.S. § 24-157; Count Fourteen alleges an assault claim under Oklahoma law, asserting that Blair physically rushed the Stepps during an elementary school basketball game, threatened them with immediate physical…”
Black Emergency Response Team v. OConnor (W.D. Okla. 2024).
· cites it 7× “Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 24-157 (A)(1). The Act directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (the “State Regents”) to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of section 24-157(A), but they have not yet done so.”
Stepp v. Talihina Pub. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
· cites it 5× “laintiffs bring the following five claims against McClain in their SAC, seeking relief in the form of actual and punitive damages: a § 1983 claim for alleged constitutional violations (Count Four); a § 1983 claim for civil conspiracy (Count Seven); a state claim for intentional…”
Tennessee Educ. Ass'n v. Reynolds (M.D. Tenn. 2025).
“1 (effective July 1, 2023) (barring public schools from teaching “critical race theory” and defining “critical race theory” to mean “the theory that racism is not merely the product of learned individual bias or prejudice, but that racism is systemically embedded in American…”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 24-157(A)(1) — 1 case
Black Emergency Response Team v. OConnor (W.D. Okla. 2024).
“Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 24-157 (A)(1). The Act directs the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (the “State Regents”) to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of section 24-157(A), but they have not yet done so.”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 24-157(B)(1) — 1 case
Stepp v. Talihina Pub. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
“'s curriculum certain discriminatory principles prohibited by 70 O.S. § 24-157; Count Fourteen alleges an assault claim under Oklahoma law, asserting that Blair physically rushed the Stepps during an elementary school basketball game, threatened them with immediate physical…”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 24-157(B)(1)(a) — 2 cases
Stepp v. Talihina Pub. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
“laintiffs bring the following five claims against McClain in their SAC, seeking relief in the form of actual and punitive damages: a § 1983 claim for alleged constitutional violations (Count Four); a § 1983 claim for civil conspiracy (Count Seven); a state claim for intentional…”
Stepp v. Talihina Pub. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
“'s curriculum certain discriminatory principles prohibited by 70 O.S. § 24-157; Count Fourteen alleges an assault claim under Oklahoma law, asserting that Blair physically rushed the Stepps during an elementary school basketball game, threatened them with immediate physical…”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 24-157(B)(1)(c) — 2 cases
Stepp v. Talihina Pub. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
“laintiffs bring the following five claims against McClain in their SAC, seeking relief in the form of actual and punitive damages: a § 1983 claim for alleged constitutional violations (Count Four); a § 1983 claim for civil conspiracy (Count Seven); a state claim for intentional…”
Stepp v. Talihina Pub. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
“'s curriculum certain discriminatory principles prohibited by 70 O.S. § 24-157; Count Fourteen alleges an assault claim under Oklahoma law, asserting that Blair physically rushed the Stepps during an elementary school basketball game, threatened them with immediate physical…”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 24-157(B)(2) — 1 case
Stepp v. Talihina Pub. Sch. Dist. (E.D. Okla. 2025).
“'s curriculum certain discriminatory principles prohibited by 70 O.S. § 24-157; Count Fourteen alleges an assault claim under Oklahoma law, asserting that Blair physically rushed the Stepps during an elementary school basketball game, threatened them with immediate physical…”
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