Claim:
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced a new program that would require the state’s high school students to have an acceptance offer for a college, trade school or the military in order to graduate.
Rating:
Mostly False ( About this rating? )
What’s True:
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt did tell a reporter he was “thinking about” making it a requirement that high school students have an acceptance offer for a college, trade school or the military in order to graduate.
What’s False:
However, a spokesperson for Stitt later clarified his comments by saying it was “an idea he threw out there” and that the governor’s office has no plans to make it mandatory for high school students to have a college, trade school or military offer in order to graduate. The proposal is not currently a part of Oklahoma law.
In late December 2024, social media users shared a rumor that Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt had announced a new program that would require the state’s high school students to have an acceptance offer for a college, trade school or the military in order to graduate.