OKCPS

OKC Public Schools to offer both in-person and virtual options in new year

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Oklahoma City Public Schools will use a plan for the upcoming school year intended to provide maximum flexibility in a still highly-unpredictable pandemic.
protests

ACLU criticizes DA David Prater for charges against protesters

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The Oklahoma ACLU criticized the Oklahoma County's District Attorney David Prater for charging some protesters under Oklahoma's anti-terrorism laws.
Unemployment

Over 200 waiting in line daily for Oklahoma unemployment help

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A number of people are seeking help daily with unemployment claim problems by waiting in line at the main Oklahoma Employment Commission (OESC) offices.
Oklahoma City Hall

Oklahoma City has no health codes to respond to COVID-19 pandemic

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The only health department codes The City of Oklahoma City has to work with are state-level health laws that were not written anticipating a pandemic.
shelter in place order

COVID-19: Holt not reversing opening yet – but watching numbers closely

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Tuesday, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt strongly urged hand-washing, distancing, and wearing masks but stopped short of requiring masks in public places.
Douglass High School

OKCPS Douglass HS coach tests positive for COVID-19

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Oklahoma City Public Schools now has a new positive COVID-19 test among its staff - this time a coach at Frederick A. Douglass High School in Oklahoma City.
Putnam City Public Schools

Putnam City Schools Board of Ed denies Sodexo contract by narrow vote

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Sodexo, a facilities management service corporation, narrowly missed getting a contract for support and maintenance staffing at Putnam City Public Schools.
Criminal Justice Authority

Jail Trust debates City contract, approves Jail lease, hears COVID report

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The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority (Jail Trust) approved a slate of contracts and agreed to an historic lease of the Oklahoma County Jail.
Children's march

Black Lives Matter Children’s March for Justice points to next generation

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For the BLM Children's March for Justice, grandparents all the way to babies in strollers massed to march to Moses F. Miller stadium at Douglass High.
point in time homeless count

Pandemic already giving way to rising homelessness numbers in OKC

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The pandemic that has caused the greatest unemployment rate since the Great Depression is showing rising numbers of people experiencing homelessness.
DACA

OKC DACA recipients relieved as Supreme Court decision blocks Trump

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The Supreme Court handed down a decision Thursday blocking the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA.

Black Lives Matter Children’s March for Justice coming Sunday, June 21

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Black Lives Matter OKC is organizing a youth and children's march on the east side of OKC Sunday, June 21 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
police protest

Council approves budget, passes police resolution as protesters gather

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In a nine-hour meeting Tuesday, the City Council adopted a budget for Fiscal Year 2021 after hearing many public comments and passsed a policing resolution.

Supreme Court decision protecting gay, transgender workers celebrated

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A U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down Monday to protect workers under Title VII was a major surprise nationally and to local LGBTQ+ advocates.
police

Protest Friday led by college students represents maturing of movement

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A rally and march ending in front of the Oklahoma City Police Headquarters Friday revealed a rapid maturing of protests in Oklahoma City.