PETITION TO PROHIBIT SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS (SBHC) AND SCHOOL BASED MEDICAID PROGRAMS IN OKLAHOMA
Introduction Oklahoma’s public schools should remain focused on academics—not transformed into medical, behavioral, or government‑service hubs. We petition the Oklahoma Legislature and Governor to prohibit School‑Based Health Centers (SBHC) and all school‑based Medicaid programs in Oklahoma public schools, including early childhood settings.
Statement of Concern
Oklahoma’s public schools exist to provide academic instruction. The expansion of School‑Based Health Centers (SBHC) and school‑based Medicaid programs introduces serious risks to parental authority, student privacy, fiscal responsibility, and constitutional governance.
Reasons for This Petition
- SBHC programs undermine parental authority by enabling medical, behavioral, and social‑service interventions without full, informed, voluntary parental consent.
- School‑based Medicaid shifts schools into healthcare providers, creating conflicts of interest and incentivizing non‑academic, billable services.
- These programs impose significant financial burdens on the State of Oklahoma, local school districts, and taxpayers through administrative expansion, billing structures, and long‑term obligations.
- SBHC and school‑based Medicaid expand government agency access by embedding OKDHS, CPS, and other agencies directly into school operations, bypassing family decision‑making.
- These initiatives raise constitutional concerns regarding the proper role of government, the limits of state authority, and the rights of parents as primary decision‑makers.
- Public schools must remain focused on academics, not become extensions of the healthcare and social‑services system.
Petition Request
We urge the Oklahoma Legislature to:
- Enact statutory prohibitions on School‑Based Health Centers (SBHC) in all Oklahoma public schools and early childhood programs.
- Prohibit participation in, or billing through, school‑based Medicaid programs, including any associated federal or state administrative structures.
- Affirm the constitutional rights of parents as the primary decision‑makers for their children’s health, education, and welfare.
- Ensure that Oklahoma public schools remain focused on academic instruction, transparency, and parental partnership.
Affirmation
By signing this petition, we affirm our commitment to protecting parental rights, safeguarding Oklahoma’s constitutional boundaries, and ensuring that public schools remain dedicated to academic excellence—not government‑run healthcare.
11 Comments
We already have health care outside of the schools. They need to be more focused on children’s education. We are not faring well in our state for basic reading, writing, math, science.
Senator Jett has a bill to codify the Resolution that prohibits SBHC- passed by State GOP in June 2025. Heads up-there will be special interest, Dems, RINOs, fighting this bill while Representative Ranson this 2026 session will be asking Appropirations to give state money for the expansion of Early Childhood Learning into SBHC.
Oklahoma parents DO NOT want School Based Healthcare for their children!
Thank you!
Thank you for your support. My goal is getting a vast number of signatures to send a message to the Republican legislators. Senator Jett has a bill to codify the Resolution that prohibits SBHC- passed June 2025. There will be special interest, Dems, RINOs, fighting this bill. For 2026, Representative Ranson asking Appropirations to give state money for the expansion of Early Childhood Learning into SBHC. Appreciate if you can share this link encouraging like minded people to sign.
Hey teacher leave them kids alone.
Hands OFF of our CHILDREN.
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PETITION TO PROHIBIT SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS (SBHC) AND SCHOOL BASED MEDICAID PROGRAMS IN OKLAHOMA
Introduction Oklahoma’s public schools should remain focused on academics—not transformed into medical, behavioral, or government‑service hubs. We petition the Oklahoma Legislature and Governor to prohibit School‑Based Health Centers (SBHC) and all school‑based Medicaid programs in Oklahoma public schools, including early childhood settings.
Statement of Concern
Oklahoma’s public schools exist to provide academic instruction. The expansion of School‑Based Health Centers (SBHC) and school‑based Medicaid programs introduces serious risks to parental authority, student privacy, fiscal responsibility, and constitutional governance.
Reasons for This Petition
- SBHC programs undermine parental authority by enabling medical, behavioral, and social‑service interventions without full, informed, voluntary parental consent.
- School‑based Medicaid shifts schools into healthcare providers, creating conflicts of interest and incentivizing non‑academic, billable services.
- These programs impose significant financial burdens on the State of Oklahoma, local school districts, and taxpayers through administrative expansion, billing structures, and long‑term obligations.
- SBHC and school‑based Medicaid expand government agency access by embedding OKDHS, CPS, and other agencies directly into school operations, bypassing family decision‑making.
- These initiatives raise constitutional concerns regarding the proper role of government, the limits of state authority, and the rights of parents as primary decision‑makers.
- Public schools must remain focused on academics, not become extensions of the healthcare and social‑services system.
Petition Request
We urge the Oklahoma Legislature to:
- Enact statutory prohibitions on School‑Based Health Centers (SBHC) in all Oklahoma public schools and early childhood programs.
- Prohibit participation in, or billing through, school‑based Medicaid programs, including any associated federal or state administrative structures.
- Affirm the constitutional rights of parents as the primary decision‑makers for their children’s health, education, and welfare.
- Ensure that Oklahoma public schools remain focused on academic instruction, transparency, and parental partnership.
Affirmation
By signing this petition, we affirm our commitment to protecting parental rights, safeguarding Oklahoma’s constitutional boundaries, and ensuring that public schools remain dedicated to academic excellence—not government‑run healthcare.
11 Comments
I am tired of watching parental authority being chipped away. This is part of a much larger systematic effort to erode the rights of parents and eventually give bad actors full power over our children. There are many reasons to sign this petition but this point should be all that is needed. How does something like this happen? Simple, we let it happen! It is time the people of Oklahoma stop the trampling of our freedoms. Sign the petition. It is our job to protect our children and grandchildren.
We already have health care outside of the schools. They need to be more focused on children’s education. We are not faring well in our state for basic reading, writing, math, science.
Senator Jett has a bill to codify the Resolution that prohibits SBHC- passed by State GOP in June 2025. Heads up-there will be special interest, Dems, RINOs, fighting this bill while Representative Ranson this 2026 session will be asking Appropirations to give state money for the expansion of Early Childhood Learning into SBHC.
Oklahoma parents DO NOT want School Based Healthcare for their children!
Thank you!
Thank you for your support. My goal is getting a vast number of signatures to send a message to the Republican legislators. Senator Jett has a bill to codify the Resolution that prohibits SBHC- passed June 2025. There will be special interest, Dems, RINOs, fighting this bill. For 2026, Representative Ranson asking Appropirations to give state money for the expansion of Early Childhood Learning into SBHC. Appreciate if you can share this link encouraging like minded people to sign.
Hey teacher leave them kids alone.
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I am tired of watching parental authority being chipped away. This is part of a much larger systematic effort to erode the rights of parents and eventually give bad actors full power over our children. There are many reasons to sign this petition but this point should be all that is needed. How does something like this happen? Simple, we let it happen! It is time the people of Oklahoma stop the trampling of our freedoms. Sign the petition. It is our job to protect our children and grandchildren.