The head of Oklahoma's Board of Education rejoices after a local elementary school principal resigned following hate-induced bomb threats

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 15:01

Ryan walters oklahoma — Ryan Walters, Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, gestures to the crowd during a Republican watch party Nov. 8, 2022, in Oklahoma City.
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The head of Oklahoma's Board of Education celebrated a local school principal's resignation.
The former principal resigned after they and the school received bomb threats.
The bomb threats arose after the "LibsOfTikTok" account shared the principal's time as a drag queen.

The head of Oklahoma's Board of Education celebrated the departure of a local elementary school principal who resigned recently after their school received hate-induced bomb threats.

The Western Heights School District board accepted the resignation of Shane Murnan, the former principal at John Glenn Elementary School, on Monday — a little over five months after beginning the position.