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Rick Cobb

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Rick Cobb

@grendelrick

Fourth-generation Oklahoman, husband, father, and 33-year educator

Midwest City, OK

Joined April 2011

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Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Oct 11, 2025
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Does Texas Suck Today?
@texassucksdaily
Oct 11, 2025
Yes
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Oct 10, 2024
Well this is just false. A superintendent can only recommend termination to the board, during a board meeting. An employee is entitled by law to a due process hearing, no matter how egregious the situation is and how obvious the cause for termination is. With the timelines 1/3
Ryan Walters
@RyanWalters_
Oct 10, 2024
.@BixbyPSSupt continues to promote a culture of complacency by not firing the principal. If he won’t step up to protect kids then I’ll do his job for him. The principal will never be allowed to teach kids in Oklahoma. We are revoking his certificate.
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Jul 12, 2022
Actually, big guy, OMES populates those form fields with options, not OSDE. Last I checked, OMES falls under the supervision of [checks notes] @GovStitt. You might want to learn this basic stuff about how government works, since you allegedly are a government teacher. #oklaed
Ryan Walters
@RyanWalters_
Jul 11, 2022
Hofmeister is asking pre-k kids if they are non binary. This is unacceptable and must stop immediately. I’m demanding Hofmeister and Board of Education make all department policies reflect the two God created genders. foxnews.com/politics/oklah…
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Feb 10, 2022
This actually makes me like @joy4ok even more! Having the support of the tribes is a good thing. Whether it's education, health care, or public safety, they are great partners in our communities. Acting differently is one of the least Oklahoman things you could do! #oklaed
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Jul 6, 2023
Again, he was a history teacher. He knows better. He just doesn’t care. #oklaed
🔥Brianna Bailey🔥
@briOKC
Jul 6, 2023
Replying to @briOKC
Ryan Walters just said he wants the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre to be taught in public schools but objects to the teaching that the event happened “because of the color of people’s skin.”
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Oct 19, 2024
Teaching this hot garbage would be tantamount to gross negligence, to borrow a phrase I heard earlier this week.
OK State Dept of Ed
@oksde
Oct 18, 2024
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Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Aug 2, 2024
In other words, @BixbyPSSupt was being truthful. #oklaed
Andrea Eger
@AndreaEger
Aug 2, 2024
NEW FRIDAY: Two days after Ryan Walters lashed out at Bixby superintendent, the state sends out email to districts promising federal funding allocations by Aug. 16. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/edu…
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Jan 25, 2024
No surprises here. If you want to see mismanaged federal funds, it starts with @RyanWaltersSupt
Oklahoma Watch
@OklahomaWatch
Jan 25, 2024
Imagine receiving a big bonus. You pay off debt or use it as a down payment on a house or a car. Months later, you’re told you have to pay it back, including thousands of dollars in taxes you never even had. These teachers are living that nightmare. ow.ly/YJuN50QumQX
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Aug 24, 2022
Disappointing results tonight. Incredibly proud of my friend @SuptGrace and the race she ran! Still going to get up in the morning and go to work for the 13,000 Mid-Del students we have the privilege of serving! #oklaed #mdpurpose
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Oct 11, 2024
This is egregious.
Mark McBride for Oklahoma
@RepMarkMcBride
Oct 11, 2024
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Jan 4, 2024
This is disgustingly callous. Just because the governor’s team botched the use of federal funds in the past doesn’t mean they shouldn’t use every tool available to help people now. #NotTopTen
Paul Monies
@pmonies
Jan 3, 2024
“Gov. Kevin Stitt's office cited uncertainty about how the federal government will administer the program.” (The state just launched a $150 million private school tax credit program whose rules and statutes were filled with uncertainty. It paid an outside vendor $4 million.)
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Aug 11, 2024
Replying to @TVietor08
Our district has been providing them free to students for a few years now with no pushback. A faith-based hospital helped us with the startup costs for dispensers. It's a good thing we should have done much sooner. Why is this controversial?
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Aug 20, 2024
For 32 out of 52 indicators, OSDE has required corrective action. It's hard to fathom. #oklaed
Payton May
@paytonmaytv
Aug 20, 2024
🚩Some red flags (or rather dots) on the State Department of Ed review. Out of around 50 indicators, OSDE has action required on 32 federal funding items including: -internal controls -audits -state accountability -charter school oversight -records/info
Rick Cobb
@grendelrick
Oct 10, 2024
Replying to @grendelrick
Similarly, the state superintendent can't unilaterally revoke a certificate. When you say "we are revoking," you mean your board. I have little doubt they will agree with your recommendation, but you are still following a process yourself. 3/3