OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma State Board of Education’s former Executive Secretary is claiming she was wrongly terminated from her position and is seeking $100,000 in damages.
Amy London became the OSBE’s executive secretary in January of 2025. Some of her responsibilities consisted of preparing meeting agendas and providing supporting documents to board members.
London says that when State Superintendent Walters’ Chief of Staff, Matt Mohler, was appointed in February, she experienced a shift.
“My hands were tied in communicating information that the board members needed to make decisions,” said London.
She told KFOR that board members had 24 hours or less to sift through hundreds of pages of information.
She also explained that although she would finish the board agendas well before the due date, it wouldn’t be reviewed by Walters or Mohler until the last minute.
“My documentation of this interference began in February of 25,” London said.
In a complaint to the State Department of Education’s Human Resources Department, London listed the last-minute review as having led to a violation of the Open Meetings Act and was a cause for the cancellation of a March board meeting.
London reported the directives she was being given to the OSDE’s HR Department, along with a timeline of events leading up to the cancelled meeting. She says that 17 days after her report, she was fired.
“I was dismissed because I spoke up, because I voiced a concern, and because state law was not being followed by state leaders.”
London is seeking $100,000 in damages from the State, and that bill would ultimately be paid by Oklahoma taxpayers. She recently sent a tort claim notice to the OSDE, but says she has not received a response.
According to Oklahoma Statutes, the OSDE has up to 90 days to deny London’s claim or reach a settlement before a lawsuit is initiated.
“I would like to see accountability, accountability for the leaders that made this decision that don’t comply with our state statute. I would like to see a forensic audit of the agency,” London said.
KFOR reached out to the OSDE for comment, but did not receive a response.
