OSDE board members respond to Speaker Hilbert's claims on Walters' investigation: 'We are deeply disturbed'

OSDE board member Becky Carson is responding to Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert's claim that the nude video playing on a TV in the State Supt. Ryan Walters' office during a meeting was actually a movie airing on television.

Carson shared the following statement to News 9/News On 6, and said this statement is on behalf of the Oklahoma Board of Education:

"What we saw on TV is content that would get the certificate of any teacher in this state revoked had it showed up on a classroom TV. Now we have to ask the question. Why did Superintendent Walters lie about the tv being connected to the internet and what he saw on the tv that day? He repeatedly called the board members liars and attempted to destroy our reputation. We are deeply disturbed by the events of the last week and a half, but we will continue to work for the students of Oklahoma.”

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Timeline of Events: Walters TV controversy & investigation

Carson and fellow board member Ryan Deatherage said they saw a video showing nude women on a TV in the State Superintendent Ryan Walters' office during the July 25 meeting. This week, Hilbert, through an investigation of his own, said it was a Jackie Chan movie titled "The Protector."

Authorities confirmed to us that the investigation into what was played on the TV is still ongoing.

During an exclusive interview with News 9 last week, Carson said she was in shock about what she saw.

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State Supt. Walters held a press conference on July 30, claiming it was a "coordinated attack to crucify (his) character."

FACT CHECK

1. What was played on the TV during board meeting controversy?