How about the kid who will be working immediately in the family business? Or the kid who already has a job that will become full-time after graduation?

Sounds like this Governor hasn't thought this idea through very well.

and make big bucks in his moms basement.

The conservative ragegasm would be been biblical...

...blah, blah, blah.

What happens if they can't accomplish the plan because their circumstances change for reasons beyond their control? Does their HS diploma get revoked?

Guy wants to be a musician, but applies for culinary. Gets accepted. Graduates.
Then he and his bandmates jump in a van and go on the road.
Are they going to rescind the diploma? And if they want to, what practical mechanism exists to do so?
Seems like a potentially good plan executed in a ham-handed fashion.

Conveniently, that's all it takes.

It's unenforceable, beyond having a plan in place. Maybe they lie, maybe they change their mind, maybe their plans don't work out because that law degree didn't get past freshman comp as an undergrad.

Then there's this quote, from the source that the OP's source derived its info from:

Governor Stitt's Office wants to clarify that, as of right now, this is just an idea - not an initiative or plan.

It was pointed out another spot in the thread.
My point still stands: It's an idle threat that can't be executed, so it's just politi-blather.

Construction
Restaurant
Call Center
Retail

Whatever.

And in OK, you'd think there'd be farm jobs too.
An awful lot of that learning is O-T-J

I'm pretty sure Oklahoma is a forced birth State.

Well off families can buy their kids' ways out the the military. Less fortunate families find out they raised cannon fodder to feed the MIC.

Just who does this fool think he is?

I am in favor of young people having a plan, but denying them earned diplomas unless they go into debt to immediately go to college or trade school would make it hard for them to get jobs in the meantime. Making them choose debt or military is sort of like quasi-prison without crime or trial.

Here’s the article cited. Nothing about a law.

https://okcfox.com/amp/news/local/governor-kevin-stitt-oklahoma-classrooms-career-launchpads-announcement-careers-jobs-job-workforce-requirement-graduation-graduate-high-school-accepted-college-army-careertech-tech-financial-literacy-joe-dorman-institute-child-advocacy-lawmakers-budget

It turns out to be polemicized misinformation.

I hate their mandatory Piss Wig Bible thing but I don’t have too much of a problem with setting kids on the path to a career.

I’m sure these states find your post not true.

I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out where this kind of maga inspired bs is heading.

"Less government" my ass. They want to control every aspect of people's lives.

What's next? Conscription of those not well connected enough to "bone spurs" their way out of it?

Maryland, and even some rube red states. Apparently, 12 states have similar laws.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertfarrington/2024/11/29/12-states-now-require-fafsa-for-high-school-graduation-what-to-know/
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — There’s a new law in Oklahoma that requires high school graduates at public high schools to submit a free FAFSA application and learn about federal funding for college. While there is an option to opt out, students must file one or the other before graduating.

“I could see how hard students in Oklahoma were working to get qualified to go to college and to get accepted to college. But a lot of times their families didn’t know how to pay for it,” said Senator Mary Boren (D-Norman). The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education explains each school district will have a school employee in charge of collecting information regarding student compliance before graduation.

“I could also see that a lot of families just didn’t know how to navigate the financing of it. And they weren’t aware that how important the FAFSA was to opening up those doors of funding for college,” said Senator Boren.

While it is a requirement to graduate, there’s still an option if you don’t want to apply with specific guidelines as to who can fill out the form.

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How OK graduates can skip the FAFSA

The law, which was adopted in 2023, includes several ways for seniors to graduate without submitting a FAFSA form:
--The student's parent or legal guardian can sign a form to opt-out participation in the requirement.
--An 18-year-old student can sign the opt-out form themselves.
--A school counselor can authorize a student's graduation without submitting a FAFSA.

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/education/2024/11/15/oklahoma-fafsa-rule-for-graduation-what-to-know/76297457007/

into a good story. Someone will flag you for jury.

It can hardly be legal, but what is this obsession with turning everyone into a worker bee? People can contributing to society in lots of different ways.

Don't blindly accept everything posted online as accurate -- also applies, sadly, to DU.

Hell, in Oklahoma, a 12-year-old is old enough to breed.

To lower your graduation rates.

: Well, after reading more posts it seems the story is not as the OP paints it.
Leaving my original comment for all to see.

high school. What if they don't want to do any of the things that are 'okay' per Oklahoma guidelines?

It's a little much if you ask me.

must complete in order to graduate high school? I can't imagine the state or high school enforcing such a thing, and then, what about home schooled students? What about those going into the service? Very intrusive.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. It is used to determine eligibility for financial aid and its completion is required required by a number of states to graduate, including:
Alabama
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
New Hampshire

Oklahoma can be added to this list based on a law, passed with near unanimous support, in late November.

It’s not for everyone, but some kids need a year off to live a little and figure out their next steps.

my plan would be to get the hell out of Oklahoma! They only suggested three options. Why isn’t already having a job one of them? Many young people have jobs when they graduate HS. I did until I went to college in the fall.

Although nothing references a specific law, this law modifying high school graduation requirements was signed by the governor in May 2024. It does discuss career planning, but does NOT impost post-graduation requirements of college, trade school, or military.

Here is the bill, as amended:

http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENR/hB/HB3278%20ENR.PDF

The road to involuntary servitude, what the British Navy called "press gangs".

Some don't believe in higher education.

I joined the military and then was able to go to college. Then I entered the civilian work force. YMMV. IMHO.

(Of course, I'm not suggesting that should be anyone's actual plan, necessarily -- but it would be fun to see the party of incels and tradwives ready to string up their Governor for abandoning "traditional family values", including the absolute right not to graduate high school ! )

It’s just red meat. Pisses off the libs and makes the knuckle-staggers salivate.

I’m sure.

What if they need $$ right away?

No such "law". The law that was enacted mirrors laws requiring graduates to complete a form with useful information about financial opportunities -a law that passed virtually unanimously and is similar to laws in around a dozen states including several blue states.

But I guess it is there. Bad idea in my opinion. There are lots of other things people may do, and they may already have a job etc..