"With a potential teacher walk-out being discussed across the state of Oklahoma, Jenks Public Schools completely understands the desire of teachers to take action for higher compensation. JPS supports the right of its teachers to walk out and will continue to advocate for teacher raises, as well as for additional operational funding. When teachers are valued, respected, and paid accordingly, our students stand to benefit. Unfortunately, with many qualified teachers leaving the state and teacher salaries at the bottom of the national scale, our students stand to lose too much. If a walk-out occurs, many districts will be forced to cancel school. The legislature needs to take action as soon as possible to avoid such a disruption to our students and our schools."