Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond
OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 1, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today called for an investigative audit of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) following the resignation of former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters.
In a letter to Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd, Drummond cited concerns raised by current and former OSDE staff regarding spending practices under Walters’ tumultuous leadership.
“You are well aware that the former Superintendent has a documented history of mismanaging tax dollars, as it was your office that exposed Mr. Walters for granting ‘blanket approval’ for families to purchase non-educational items…” Drummond wrote in the letter.
“Given the former Superintendent’s well-established history of mishandling tax dollars, combined with new and ongoing allegations of misspending, I am now ordering an investigative audit of the Oklahoma State Department of Education,” he continued.
The Attorney General has statutory authority to order the audit covering the period from January 9, 2023, through September 30, 2025, and indicated he expects “prompt and thorough attention to this matter.”
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