Two judges from the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals will serve as special justices as the Oklahoma Supreme Court considers a lawsuit filed over new social studies academic standards being pushed by state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters.

The outcome of the case will determine whether Oklahoma students will be taught the new standards , which would require students to learn about Christian influences in U.S. history and debunked claims about 2020 election fraud and COVID-19.

A court order issued on Sept. 15 temporarily halted the use of, and funding for, the new standards.

Chief Justice Dustin Rowe has now assigned Thomas Prince and Timothy Downing to the court to consider the case, according to a journal entry posted Sept. 17 by the Supreme Court. Downing and Prince will fill

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