State Superintendent Ryan Walters is asking the Tulsa County District Court to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against him by Bixby Superintendent Rob Miller.
In a filing on Oct. 3, Watlers’ lawyers called the lawsuit frivolous.
Miller filed the lawsuit on Aug. 15, asking for $75,000 in civil relief for libel and slander.
He filed the lawsuit after Walters called him a liar and a clown at a State Board of Education meeting after Miller questioned delays in funding for the school.
WATCH our coverage from that meeting:
Bixby Supt. raises questions about Title I funds, Walters calls him a ‘liar’
This is Walters’ full comment from the meeting.
“He’s a liar,” said Walters. “I mean he’s truly a real embarrassment. He knows every year when he gets Title I funding… Same way it’s been every year, my team tells me for over a decade. He knows that. It’s been communicated to districts. Rob’s never reached out. Never indicated there was an issue, there’s not an issue. He made it up.”
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