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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily put on hold proposed social studies standards for K-12 public school students that include conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

The state’s high court issued a temporary stay on Monday while a lawsuit challenging the new standards is being litigated. The court’s order directs the state Department of Education to keep the previous social studies standards in place while the case is being decided.

At the direction of state Supt. Ryan Walters, the standards were revised to include new language about the 2020 election and that the source of the COVID-19 virus was a Chinese lab, among other changes.

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