Oklahoma schools Bible mandate superintendent.

Oklahoma’s new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students. Superintendent Lindel Fields said in a statement Wednesday he has “no plans to distribute Bibles or a Biblical character education curriculum in classrooms.” The directive last year from former Superintendent Ryan Walters drew immediate condemnation from civil rights groups and prompted a lawsuit from a group of parents, teachers and religious leaders. It would have applied to students in grades 5 to 12. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Fields to the post after Walters resigned to take a job in the private sector.