Oklahoma virus hospitalizations surge due to omicron variant
Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — Patients in some Oklahoma hospitals are being treated in hallways, even closets, as the omicron variant causes a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations, state health officials said Tuesday. “Oklahoma students deserve that option.” Stitt’s plan was immediately panned by some educators who criticized the governor for signing a bill last year that would prohibit school boards from implementing mask mandates. “This is a short-sighted solution to the challenges our schools have been facing for 22 months during a global pandemic,” said state Sen. Carri Hicks, an Oklahoma City Democrat and former schoolteacher. It diminishes teachers’ contributions and expertise in the field of education, undermines the safety of our classrooms and ignores the complexity involved in educating a child.” The ban on mask mandates in schools was temporarily blocked by a district judge last year, an order the state has appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
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