Oklahoma City Judge Orders Review of Summer Boismier License Decision

Oklahoma City, OK, October 15, 2026 —

A judge in Oklahoma City has ordered the Oklahoma State Board of Education to reconsider its decision to revoke the teaching license of Summer Boismier, a former teacher at Norman High School. The judge found that the proceedings leading to the decision were flawed because former State Superintendent Ryan Walters participated while he had a pending defamation lawsuit against Boismier.

The order requires the board to revisit its decision. The information available does not specify when the judge issued the order, which court handled the matter, or what steps the board must take during its reconsideration. It also does not say whether the board has set a schedule for reviewing the case.

The decision concerns the process behind the license revocation. The information provided does not describe the original grounds for revoking Boismier’s teaching license, the details of the board’s prior proceedings, or the judge’s full reasoning beyond the concern about Walters’ participation and pending lawsuit.

Walters is identified as a former state superintendent and as a party who had a defamation lawsuit pending against Boismier at the time of the proceedings. The available information does not provide details about the lawsuit, including when it was filed or its status beyond being pending.

The board’s next action, and whether its reconsideration will result in a different decision about Boismier’s license, were not specified. No statements from Boismier, Walters, the board, or their representatives were included in the information provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice on www.kgou.org, see more information here.

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