A number of schools teach it - but in a comparative religion class, not in a science/biology class.
Some random excerpts/cases from the paper I work for... ================================================== Kansas The state board of education has voted to reinstate the teaching of the theory of evolution. In 1999, the board voted 6-4 in favor of scientific standards that ignored most of the tenets of the theory of evolution as well as the Big Bang Theory. The decision attracted international attention and prompted criticism from the scientific community as well as from Governor Bill Graves. Voters ousted two board members who supported de-emphasizing evolution. The newly-elected board recently voted 7-3 to approve teaching evolution on the basis that it is a central doctrine of science. One of the dissenters complained that evolution shouldn't be included in the curriculum because it is a flawed theory, not as a matter of religious principle. � 2001 Lawyers Weekly Inc., All Rights Reserved. ====================================================== Minnesota School districts can require teachers to teach evolution even if they don't personally accept the theory, the state court of appeals has ruled. The Faribault School District removed Rod LeVake, a devout Christian, as a high-school biology teacher because he refused to teach the theory of evolution according to the school's curriculum goals. LeVake sued the district, arguing that he hadn't refused to teach evolution and only wanted students to be aware that not all scientists accept the theory. He asked to be reinstated and sought more than $50,000 in compensatory damages. A trial court dismissed the suit, saying that LeVake neglected his responsibilities by rushing through evolution studies. It also held that the district had the right to limit speech in the classroom to the teaching of the designated curriculum. The court of appeals affirmed. It said that the district could require LeVake to include evolution in his curriculum without violating his constitutional rights to free speech or impeding his freedom to practice his religion. "LeVake's proposal of how he wanted to teach evolution conflicted with [the district's] curriculum goals, which dictated that evolution should be taught as the accepted theory for how life has changed over time," said the court. The case is LeVake v. Independent School District #656, Lawyers Weekly USA No. 9920738. � 2001 Lawyers Weekly Inc., All Rights Reserved. ======================================================== Oklahoma Textbooks that discuss evolution would have to include a disclaimer, under a bill that has been introduced in the state legislature. Late last year, the state textbook committee decided to require publishers to insert statements claiming that evolution can refer to the "unproven belief that random, undirected forces produced a world of living things." State Rep. Jim Reese, the bill's sponsor, says the committee had the authority to do this, but the measure would give additional legal backing to its actions. � 2000 Lawyers Weekly Inc., All Rights Reserved. ======================================================== Louisiana A disclaimer, which was to be read prior to the teaching of evolution in classrooms, was insufficient to distance the Tangipahoa Parish school board from an endorsement of religion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled. The disclaimer, adopted in 1994, was to be read to elementary and high school students prior to instruction about evolution. The disclaimer provided that the evolution lesson "should be presented to inform students of the scientific concept and [is] not intended to influence or dissuade the Biblical version of Creation or any other concept... "It is further recognized by the Board of Education that it is the basic right and privilege of each student to form his/her own opinion and maintain beliefs taught by parents on this very important matter of the origin of life and matter. Students are urged to exercise critical thinking and gather all information possible and closely examine each alternative toward forming an opinion.'' The court said, "We find that the contested disclaimer does not further the first articulated objective of encouraging freedom of belief or critical thinking by students...We, therefore, find that the disclaimer as a whole does not serve to encourage critical thinking and that the school board's first articulated purpose is a sham." � 1999 Lawyers Weekly Inc., All Rights Reserved. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/19/01 02:47PM >>> No, the State School Board of Kansas used to have that restriction, but that been removed. You will have some school districts (entirely local ones) have these restrictions, but there has been enough court cases about it that the general consensus of the courts is that Creationism cannot be taught in schools as it is considered a religion. =================================================== Jerry Johnson larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:42 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Racism (was: I'll never understand...) > > > Is it correct that there are certain US state(s) where the Theory of > Evolution cannot be taught at school? Or is that another popular > misconception? > > will > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 19 December 2001 19:39 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Racism (was: I'll never understand...) > > > There is a theocracy movement within the fundamentalist right > wing. Their > aim is to make the US a theocracy. Real scary type people. > They make the > Taliban look like secular humanists. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:34 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Racism (was: I'll never understand...) > > > > > > I wish > > > > no will, the religious right is too hung up on folks needing to be > > religous > > in order to be moral for that to have happened. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Will Swain [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:37 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Racism (was: I'll never understand...) > > > > > > Just a question. :) > > > Has there been an actively non-religious president, or > perhaps that > > is a > > > contradiction? > > > > > > will > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 18 December 2001 21:53 > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Racism (was: I'll never understand...) > > > > > > > > > WHAT? > > > > > > no the president doesn't have to be a christian - that > violates our > > > countries freedom of religion rights. > > > > > > I don't think we have had a non-christian president however,. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Will Swain [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:28 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Racism (was: I'll never understand...) > > > > > > > > Can an American citizen (not you yet Phil) confirm that the > > President > > > MUST > > > > be a Christian (i.e. is it a part of the constitution)? > > Has the US > > ever > > > > had > > > > a non-Christian president? > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > Will > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. 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