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October 18, 2023 The Elk City News - 7 Oklahoma Board Approves Contract Free Resources Available By a split vote on Monday, the state’s on- from discriminating against students in Each member cast the same vote in June line charter authorizer narrowly approved a contract with Catholic leaders to operate enrollment, stating that the school can’t deny admission to any student on the ba- to approve the school’s application. Franklin explained his vote: “They can, To Educate Youth On the nation’s first religious charter school, sis of “race, color, national origin, sex, sex- without our purview, manage a school, St. Isidore of Seville. ual orientation, gender identity, gender State law prohibits publicly-funded expression, disability, age, proficiency in schools from being affiliated with a partic- the English language, religious preference do a school, design a school, practice their faith, do it in amazing fidelity. But if you're The Importance Of asking to have the state taxpayer dollars, ular religious sect, but this contract carves or lack thereof, income, aptitude, or aca- out protections for a religious nonprof- demic ability.” it organization, stating “it has the right The Statewide Virtual Charter School then some other entity's got to make that decision, because it doesn’t align.” Dental Health to freely exercise its religious beliefs and Board voted 3-2 to approve the contract. If the school leaders sign the contract, the OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 10, 2023) - With indulgent holidays practices consistent with its Religious Pro- Scott Strawn, Brian Bobek and Nellie Tay- school could begin preparing to operate such as Halloween and Thanksgiving quickly approaching, Del- tections.” loe Sanders voted yes; Chairman Robert as a state-funded charter school, unless a ta Dental of Oklahoma and its Foundation want to remind ed- ‘There is a provision to prohibit the school Franklin and William Pearson voted no. court intervenes, ucators of the free educational resources available to Oklahoma classrooms. The two educational programs, Captain Supertooth Supreme Court Upholds Federal Law and MouthScience, are interactive, engaging and allow students to better understand the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene. “By teaching children why oral health is important, we are em- In a 7-2 decision, the Unit- ute, some on the merits and tection issue when it is prop- Petroleum Corp v. New Mexico powering them to take care of their teeth and setting them up ed States Supreme Court on others for lack of standing.” erly raised by a plaintiff with and United States v. Holliday, for a lifetime of positive dental habits,” said Terrisa Singleton, Thursday affirmed the con- Barrett explained that Article standing—for example, by a which together say congress director of the Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation. stitutionality of a federal law I of the Constitution, specif- prospective foster or adoptive can legislate tribal affairs be- Studies show children who have poor oral health often miss more meant to keep Indian children ically the Indian Commerce parent or child in a case arising yond commerce as they apply school and receive lower grades than children with proper dental with their families and tribes. Clause, grants Congress the ex- out of a state-court foster care to nations and individuals, as hygiene. Cavities, one of the most common chronic childhood in- The Indian Child Welfare Act clusive power to regulate tribal or adoption proceeding” foundational decisions by the fectious diseases in the country, can result in an inability to eat or ‘Two justices, Clarence Thomas Court that ensure Congress chew well, discolored and damaged teeth and/or significant pain. of 1978 was passed in re- affairs, and that the plaintiff's and Samuel Alito, wrote the was acting within its powers ‘These side effects are easily avoidable with proper dental hygiene. sponse to federal policy al- claim that they were discrimi- dissenting opinions, which when it passed the ICWA in “Captain Supertooth and MouthScience are fantastic resources lowing Indian children to be nated against for being white argue the majority decision the seventies. to promote positive dental care habits among our state’s youth,” removed from their homes by wasn't strong enough because ignores that family law is the “It's a resounding victory for said John Gladden, chairman, president and CEO of Delta Dental state social-service workers they already successfully ad- of Oklahoma. “Each program is designed for a specific age group opted an Indian child. purview of the states, and up- tribes and for native families” and and put up for adoption by Associate justices Neil Gorsuch holding the ICWA directs state said Kathryn Fort, who directs fun, are available free of charge to Oklahoma educators to provide educational experiences for their students.” white families or sent to reli- and Brett Kavanaugh wrote courts to place Indian children the Federal Indian Law Clinic Captain Supertooth engages Oklahoma Pre-K through third grade gious boarding schools, where concurrent opinions. Gorsuch with Indian caretakers even if at Michigan State University they lost connection to their wrote that the court's decision it’s not in the best interest of and is a frequent contributor students with a lively 25-minute performance, either in-person cultures and identities. ensures tribal members can or virtually. To schedule a visit from Oklahoma's defender of oral the child. to the blog Turtle Talk, which health, visit CaptainSupertooth.com. ‘The majority opinion in Brack- raise their children without in- Federal Indian Law experts discusses tribal legal issues. een v. Haaland, written by terference from states or third called the decision a major vic- Fort said that as of right now, MouthScience kits provide tools to visually demonstrate the Associate Justice Amy Coney parties. Kavanaugh wrote that tory for tribal nations. levels of acid and sugar contained in common drinks, encourag- Barrett, rejected arguments the court’s majority opinion Mike McBride III, an Indian the implementation of the ing kids to make healthier choices to better protect their teeth. by the state of Texas and in- leaves the equal protection law attorney in Tulsa with the ICWA is business as usual. Each MouthScience kit contains all the supplies needed for third dividual plaintiffs that the act question — that which asks if Crowe and Dunlevy law firm, “['m sure as we move through through sixth grade teachers to facilitate hands-on science ex- discriminates against white the ICWA discriminates based said he was pleased the U.S. the coming days there might periments, aligned with Oklahoma Academic Standards, in their families based on race and al- on race — unanswered for lack Supreme Court upheld the be some language in there that own classrooms. To request a kit today, visit DDOKFoundation. lows Congress to overstep its of standing. Kavanaugh wrote ICWA based on of the Con- affects practice, but as of right org/MouthScience. the claim can still be argued in stitution’s Indian Commerce now, we can get back to doing Allstudents who participate in either program also receive a free authority by directing states lower courts. Clause, which grants a broad to carry-out federal law. toothbrush to further empower them to take control of their “In my view, the equal protec- authority to Congress to leg- what those of us who do this dental health. “The issues are complicated,” tion issue is serious,” Kavana- islate matters relating to tribal work do best: work on behalf Barrett wrote, “but the bottom ugh wrote. “Courts, including nations and individuals. of families to protect the most To learn more about how Delta Dental of Oklahoma advances line is, we reject all the peti- ultimately this Court, will be He pointed to cases cited in vulnerable people in the child its not-for-profit mission through its Foundation, please visit tioners’ challenges to the stat- able to address the equal pro- the opinion such as Cotton protection system,” Fort said. DDOKFoundation.org. Some of the CBA XC Team tooka break from traditional meets and ran in OKC’s Muddy Dash this morning! Here’s a couple of pre & post race photos. Great run Crusaders! ‘This week’s Senior Spotlight is Camden Jay. Camden plays basketball, track, football, and plays in the band. Camden said his fondest sports moment was hitting the game win- ning three in the first home game his junior year. Camden’s goals for his senior year are to finish with good grades and staying diligent with his school work. Camden added that before each game he has a quiet time in which he sits down and prays before he takes the court. Camden plans on going to college to major in aerospace engineering. Good luck this season Camden Jay! Moran Equipment On Monday, October 9th Corn Bible Academy traveled to Fort Cobb to compete with three other schools at the district academic meet. CBA won all three games, defeat- ing Mountain-View Gotebo (180-110), Lookeba-Sickles (190-80), and FortCobb Broxton 319 Industrial PAWY (190-10). Allof our players did really well answering toss-up questions. Luke scored 100 points, Samantha, 80; Cameron, 50; and August, 60. We worked as a team to score in the six- Elk City, OK 73644 ty-second rounds. Daniela served as score/timekeeper, and did an excellent job support- ing the moderator and her team. 980.225.2515 For two of the four players, this was their first high school meet. I was extremely proud of the way they overcame their nervousness to achieve such results.- Mrs. Creed