Ultra religious Oklahoma education boss breaks silence after he was 'caught looking at photo of NAKED woman on work TV'
The accusation has triggered demands for an investigation from top Republican leaders, including the governor.
The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday during an executive session focused on student attendance and teacher credentials.
Board members Becky Carson and Ryan Deatherage say they were stunned to see what appeared to be graphic, full-frontal nudity displayed on a screen connected to Walters' computer.
Carson, a former teacher, said she confronted Walters immediately.
'I saw them just walking across the screen, and I'm like, "no. I'm sorry I even have to use this language, but I'm like, Those are her nipples. And then I'm like, "That's pubic hair." What in the world am I watching? I didn't watch a second longer. … I was so disturbed by it, I was like, "What is on your TV?" I was very stern, like I'd been a mother or a classroom teacher. And I said, "What am I watching? Turn it off now!" she told The Oklahoman.
The superintendent, who was seated with his back to the screen, turned the TV off but did not apologize or offer an explanation.
The incident unfolded just feet away from his colleagues.
Walters, a hardline conservative who has made national headlines for mandating Bibles in classrooms and crusading against 'pornographic books' in schools, has denied the accusations outright.
'Any suggestion that a device of mine was used to stream inappropriate content on the television set is categorically false,' Walters said in a statement on Sunday.
'I have no knowledge of what was on the TV screen during the alleged incident.'
He called the claims 'politically motivated attacks' from a hostile education board bent on derailing his agenda.
But Republican leaders in the state aren't backing down.
Governor Kevin Stitt said he was 'profoundly disappointed' if the allegations are true, while Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton called the claims 'bizarre and troubling,' urging clarity and transparency.
House Speaker Kyle Hilbert demanded a third-party investigation and called on Walters to 'unlock and turn over all relevant devices' for review.
'We hold educators to the strictest of standards when it comes to explicit material,' Deatherage said. 'The standard for the superintendent should be no different.'
The Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services is now reviewing the matter, though key questions remain unanswered - including whether the content was inadvertently streamed from Walters' device or another source.
A spokesperson for Walters, Quinton Hitchcock, claimed others had access to the superintendent's office and described the board as politically 'hostile.'
The allegations are particularly explosive given Walters' political image.
Since being elected in 2022, the former teacher and father of four has spearheaded a deeply conservative overhaul of the state's education system, targeting what he describes as 'radical leftist indoctrination' in public schools.
His most controversial move: mandating that all classrooms display the 'God Bless the USA Bible' - a Bible endorsed by former President Donald Trump and country star Lee Greenwood, which includes the Constitution and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Disclosure reports showed Trump made $300,000 in royalties from the Bible's sales.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court blocked the plan, but Walters filed a motion this week to reinstate it.
Now, his credibility is being tested under a completely different lens.
'These falsehoods are the desperate tactics of a broken establishment afraid of real change,' Walters said.
'They aren't just attacking me - they're attacking the values of the Oklahomans who elected me to challenge the status quo.
'I will not be distracted. My focus remains on making Oklahoma the best state in the nation, in every category,' he went on.
But for board member Becky Carson, who watched the alleged images appear on the screen, the moment was unforgettable.
'I was like, "Those are naked women," and then I was like, "No, wait a minute… this is just really bizarre," she said, initially wondering if the women were wearing tan bodysuits.
She added that Walters never addressed what happened. 'There has to be accountability.'
Walters' tenure has been marked by sharp rhetoric, high-profile battles with LGBTQ+ advocates, and controversial remarks about educators - whom he has previously labeled as 'perverts' when criticizing gender-inclusive curriculums.
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