Top Officials at Oklahoma Indian School Replaced Amidst Investigation into Student Treatment
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_10_141_9_0031
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Top Officials at Oklahoma Indian School Replaced Amidst Investigation into Student Treatment
- Date Created:
- 1950-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1950-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/3
- Description:
- Assistant Secretary of the Interior Harrison Loesch has ordered the immediate replacement of the Superintendent and Principal of the Chilocco, Oklahoma, Indian school due to allegations of mistreatment of students. A BIA education team found that students had been handcuffed for long periods and subjected to physical punishment. The FBI has been requested to investigate possible criminal violations. Mr. Loesch is also planning to visit the school personally. The Superintendent and Principal have been reassigned temporarily while the investigation is ongoing.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chilocco Nation
- Topic:
- Education--United States
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951), 83rd (1953-1955), 85th (1957-1959), 86th (1959-1961), 84th (1955-1957), 82nd (1951-1953)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_4_10_0000, Box 141, Folder 9, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
