Oklahoma Statutes
§ 70-11-103.8 — Teaching of ebonics as credit course prohibited.
Oklahoma § 70-11-103.8
JurisdictionOklahoma
Title 70Schools
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Bluebook
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.8 (2026).
Text
Ebonics shall not be recognized as a language art and shall not be taught as a course or class in the public schools of the state for which a student receives credit or which is counted towards fulfilling graduation requirements. For purposes of this section, "Ebonics" means an Africanized form of English reflecting Black Americans' linguistic-cultural ties to their African heritage. Ebonics may also be known as Black English or Black dialect.
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Legislative History
Added by Laws 1997, c. 86, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 70-1-1
Repealed§ 70-1-10
Repealed§ 70-1-101
Oklahoma School Code.§ 70-1-102
Purpose of act.§ 70-1-103
Act to be liberally construed.§ 70-1-107
Educational services - Enumeration.§ 70-1-108
School district - Definition.§ 70-1-109.1
Optional Extended School Year Program.§ 70-1-11
Repealed§ 70-1-110
RepealedCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Oklahoma § 70-11-103.8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ok/70/70-11-103.8.