 I don't know what's going on with OCPA and their affiliated school choice groups, but something seems to have broken inside them after tangling with homeschoolers who opposed being included in Sen. Greg Treat's Oklahoma Empowerment Accounts school choice bill. Their frustration has boiled over into public attacks on the homeschool community via social media. For example, this (first tweet, second tweet) from Brandon Dutcher, a homeschool dad himself, OCPA's senior vice president:
Dave Bond, Vice President for Advocacy at OCPA, had a series of bizarre postings on various Facebook pages. When a homeschool parent raised a question about SB 1647, Bond wrote "stop it. They took y’all out of the bill. Stop.", followed closely with another "stop. Y’all aren’t allowed to dictate to other families. Cut it out." Heaven forbid people comment as citizens with concern about possible legislation. He later commented with this articulate gem: "Why. Are. You. Not. Satisfied. Even. Though. They. Took. Out. Of. The. Bill. What. You. Wanted. Them. To. Take. Out. Of. The. Bill." Unique way of advocating for your organization's position, I guess? Read more »by Jamison Faught - March 11, 2022 at 08:30AM |
 School choice lobby turns on homeschoolers in fight over Treat bill Click the title to read the entire article at Muskogee Politico |
Friday, March 11, 2022
School choice lobby turns on homeschoolers in fight over Treat bill
