Oklahoma State Board of Education members, from left, Mike Tinney, Ryan Deatherage and Chris Van Denhende review their board packets before a meeting April 24 in Oklahoma City. Tinney, Deatherage, Van Denhende and board member Becky Carson unilaterally scheduled a state Board of Education meeting for Wednesday after state Superintendent Ryan Walters canceled their meeting this week. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — In a rare move, a majority of the Oklahoma State Board of Education has scheduled its own meeting without the consent of state Superintendent Ryan Walters, who board members say has refused to cooperate.
The decision comes a day after Walters abruptly canceled a meeting with the board that was meant to take place Thursday…