The Oklahoma State Department of Education “failed to prove” a teacher acted unlawfully in a controversial case about teaching gender and critical race theories, an assistant state attorney general ruled Wednesday.
Assistant Attorney General Liz Stevens said in a recommendation issued after a hearing that state school officials had not proven that former English teacher Summer Boismier violated state law when she covered her classroom bookshelves with red butcher paper that read, “books the state doesn’t want you to read.” Boismier also posted a QR code to Brooklyn Public Library, giving students online access to banned books.
“I find that the State Department of Education has failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that (Boismier) has willfully committed an act of moral turpitude and then violated the standards of performance and conduct for teachers,” Stevens said.
