Oklahoma education board OKs safety plan, makes it optional

(AP) — The Oklahoma State Board of Education has approved a COVID-19 response plan for actions local districts should take to slow the spread of coronavirus. But the board narrowly voted to make the plan optional instead of mandatory. Confirmed coronavirus cases in Oklahoma surpassed 28,800 Thursday and the number of deaths due to COVID-19 increased by three, making it a total of 477 deaths.