OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Democratic lawmakers at the State Capitol filed joint resolutions on Monday in both the House and Senate in an effort to stop the proposed social study standers for Oklahoma classrooms. The controversial standards were approved by the State Board of Education in February but had been tweaked before being handed over to legislators. “Close to 100 changes,” said Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City. “I mean, that's a deep concern.” Republican lawmakers in the House heard from State Superintendent Ryan Walters Monday afternoon during a closed-door meeting with the House Republican Caucus for nearly an hour. "I feel very confident moving forward," said Walters. The 400-plus page standards were given to lawmakers who must approve, reject, or amend the curriculum within 30 legislative days. "We're going to review what they worked on," said Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle. Most comments submitted opposed to OSBE Social Studies standards Many Democrats said Monday they were unsure exactly when the documents were handed over to lawmakers, but said the resolutions could be heard on each floor quickly since they were running out of time. With the joint resolutions, Democrats asked to send the standards back to the Board of Education for review. "We've never seen this level of politics injected into public education that we've seen in the last two years and the slow and methodical approach where everyone has their questions answered and parents feel comfortable is critical," said Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa. The proposed standards emphasize the Bible, discredited theories about the 2020 election, and the origin of the COVID pandemic. "Our kids need to look at it and be able to critically think about what happened in 2020. They need to know about where COVID started. They know about the way COVID impacted our elections and that entire cycle,” said Walters. “So we absolutely stand by it." Last July, Walters announced he had put together an “A-list executive review committee”, which included PragerU’s founder, to “overhaul” the social studies standards. Democrats questioned the motive behind that move. "Only three of folks or three out of the 10 have ever even lived in Oklahoma,” said Hicks. “It begs the question, do these folks have the people of Oklahoma's best interest in mind?" ...read more read less