Oklahoma schools directed to hold moment of silence for Charlie Kirk, but some don’t comply

(CNN) – Some Oklahoma schools say they’ve defied the state superintendent’s directive to observe a moment of silence Tuesday to honor slain activist Charlie Kirk.

Superintendent Ryan Walters said on X Monday he was directing Oklahoma schools to observe “a minute of silence” at noon Central time Tuesday.

He wrote:

Superintendent Ryan Walters said on X Monday he was directing Oklahoma schools to observe “a minute of silence” at noon central time Tuesday. (X/@RYAN WALTERS via CNN Newsource)

But some school districts said they would not observe that noon minute.

They said they already observe a state-mandated daily moment of silence at another time of day, and adding one at noon would be disruptive or logistically challenging.

Oklahoma Public Schools must hold a daily moment of silence