OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —?? The Oklahoma House has voted to override Gov. Mary Fallin's veto of a bill making it easier for school districts to promote third graders who may not be reading at grade level.
The Republican-controlled House voted 79-17 Wednesday in favor of the override. The Senate author of the bill says he plans to seek an override in that chamber. If successful, the bill would become law notwithstanding the veto.
On Tuesday, Fallin vetoed the bill that would have modified the Reading Sufficiency Act to allow a team that includes parents, teachers, administrators and a reading specialist to decide whether a student should advance to the fourth grade.
Fallin maintains the bill would undermine the goal of the act and set up children for failure.