‘The timing was frustrating’: Districts want coordination on state-provided PPE

  • Lawton Public Schools received state provided PPE in August, after they already spent over $1 million in supplies themselves.
    Lawton Public Schools received state provided PPE in August, after they already spent over $1 million in supplies themselves.
Although Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration provided about $10 million in personal protective equipment to Oklahoma school districts in August, some superintendents ultimately expressed frustration over the timing. Gov. Kevin Stitt announced the allocation of $10 million in COVID-19 relief funds to purchase PPE for school districts in July, which included about 1.7 million washable cloth masks,…

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