An Oklahoma middle school teacher who refers to himself as an “anarchist” is the latest teacher to fall victim to Project Veritas and their current operation known as “The Secret Curriculum.” On Monday, the watchdog organization released video of eighth grade English teacher Tyler Wrynn saying, among other things, he wants “to burn down the entire system.”
Last month, Project Veritas released videos of Connecticut and New York teachers and administrators promoting left-wing politics in schools. The problem now apparently exists in the middle of America as well.
Wrynn is a teacher at Will Rogers Middle and High School in Tulsa. He was let go by the nearby Owasso, Oklahoma, school district in April after the Twitter page Libs of TikTok shared some of his TikTok videos.
According to Wrynn: “I guess I was a little too vocal about supporting our LGBTQIA+ kids.”
Among the things said by Wrynn in that video was: “If your parents don’t accept you for who you are … f**k them. I’m your parents now.”
The video released by Project Veritas shows Wrynn saying, “Trust me, I want to burn down the entire system.”
According to Wrynn, he lives in fear of new legislation in Oklahoma known as HB 1775. “The only thing that’s a problem here [in Oklahoma] is that House Bill 1775 or something. I can get my license revoked for it, for being too woke.”
The stated purpose of HB 1775 is: “It shall be the policy of the Oklahoma State Board of Education to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race or sex in the form of bias, stereotyping, scapegoating, classification, or the categorical assignment of traits, morals, values, or characteristics based solely on race or sex. Public schools in this state shall be prohibited from engaging in race or sex-based discriminatory acts by utilizing these methods, which result in treating individuals differently on the basis of race or sex or the creation of a hostile environment.”
The legislation also specifically allows parents the right to have access to the curriculum that their children are given.
“Parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in Public Schools in this state shall have the right to inspect curriculum, instructional materials, classroom assignments, and lesson plans to ensure compliance with 70 O.S. §24-157(B). Consistent with 20 O.S. § 2001-2002, no public school shall interfere with or infringe upon the fundamental rights of parents to determine their child’s education.”
Wrynn trumpeted his status as an “authority figure” and a TikTok influencer who can get his warped message into the ear of vulnerable middle school children.
“So, I have a rather large TikTok following. I’m an authority figure. So, I [publish] a Christmas message of, ‘Hey, if your parents don’t love and support you for who you are this Christmas, f**k them. I’m your parents now. I love you. Drink some water. I’m proud of you,’” he told the Project Veritas journalist.
Wrynn, formerly known as Tyler Parks, also revealed that he has a problem with religion, specifically Christianity, when it comes to mixing it with his “progressive” agenda.
“Eventually, you want to remove Christianity — or religion [as a whole] — from progressive thought, because religion is inherently hierarchical,” he said.
Contacted by Project Veritas CEO James O’Keefe by phone, Wrynn gave a terse “No comment” when asked about the video.
In a related recording by Project Veritas, the principal of Will Rogers Middle and High School, Nicolette Dennis, can allegedly be heard begging staff members not to record her as she tells them, “Please take your phones off. Don’t videotape me please.”
“Don’t like, put this on social media. Don’t like, make me feel like Project Veritas is with us,” she allegedly can be heard saying.
“There is no ‘Secret Curriculum’ at Rogers,” a voice purported to belong to Dennis says. “There is nobody that’s got woke politics here.”
Oklahoma’s secretary of education, Ryan Walters, made a video of his own addressing the situation.
“Seeing this new video where Tyler talks about indoctrinating kids, violating HB 1775, being an anarchist and trying to undermine our entire education system. That is not going to be accepted here in the state of Oklahoma,” Walters said.
He has asked the state’s Board of Education to revoke Wrynn’s teaching certificate.
