No, it was never illegal, the state Board of Education simply removed many references to it in its curriculum in 1999, not a crime to teach it, a teacher could get in trouble with the Board of Education, but not be fined/jailed, per se.
APWire - February 15th, 2001 "Evolution was restored yesterday as a central theory in Kansas' science curriculum, ending a debate that subjected the state to international ridicule over the teachings of the origins of man. The State Board of Education voted 7-3 to approve new science standards to be used in developing tests that will be given to students later this spring. The tests will include questions on evolution, which will now be considered one of the unifying concepts of the state's science curriculum. The new standards will replace ones adopted in Aug. 1999, which omitted references to many evolutionary concepts as well as the big-bang theory on the creation of the universe. Those standards brought Kansas international attention and criticism from scientists and science groups who saw evolution's de-emphasis as a step back." will ---- William H. Bowen Webmaster ALSTOM's Energy Management and Markets Business [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.esca.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffry Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 8:52 PM Subject: With all this evolution vs creationism talk... > Is it still illegal to teach evolution in Kansas? ( <-- or was that just > an urban myth) > In the words of my brother, living in Nebraska (Just north of Kansas, for > those, like me, who went to school in American and don't know where the > states are): > "We're not far behind." > > > -- > Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: Reboog711 | ICQ: 5246969 | Fax / Phone: 860-223-7946 > -- > Need a Web Developer? Contact me! > My Book: Instant ColdFusion 5 | http://www.instantcoldfusion.com > My New Book: ColdFusion: A Beginner's Guide February 2002 > -- > Far Cry Fly, Alternative Folk Rock > http://www.farcryfly.com | http://www.mp3.com/FarCryFly > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
