By: Brittany Toolis OKLAHOMA CITY - A local student spoke out after the state Board of Education approved recommendations for House Bill 1775. The bill prevents schools from teaching certain topics. Sapphire Lloyd, a junior at Millwood High School said the new law silences voices and glazes over important parts of American history. "You can't just ignore, no matter how horrific, ugly, horrifying it may be at the end of the day it still needs to be talked about and it still needs to be acknowledged,” Lloyd said. Lloyd took to the podium before the board of education's vote on the HB 1775 emergency guidelines.