The Oklahoma State Department of Education has announced another effort to collaborate with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. On Tuesday afternoon, OSDE announced the formation of the Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism ...

Ryan Walters, who oversees public schools in Oklahoma, did not say how the new Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism would be funded.

All investigations of abuses of individual religious freedom or displays of patriotism will be overseen by the new office. The office also intends to support teachers and students when their constitutional rights are reported to have been violated by well-funded groups from outside of Oklahoma.