science education, kansas style

[piranha]

state board votes 6:4 in favour of "casting doubt on the theory of evolution".

the 6 votes for? all republicans. the 4 votes against, 2 republicans, 2 democrats.

if i lived in kansas and had children, i'd move (if i hadn't already moved 6 years ago when they last pulled this sort of bone-deep stupidity).

But the board's vote is likely to heap fresh national criticism on Kansas and cause many scientists to see the state as backward

you bet. finally there is hope for flat-earthers and astrologers! in kansas, they might be able to get their "theory" into science classrooms. after all, we don't want children to be indoctrinated; they should be taught every harebrained "theory" in science class, so they can make up their own minds.

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[wcg.livejournal.com]

In more encouraging news, eight of the nine members of the Delaware County (Pennsylvania) Board of Education got voted out of office yesterday. They are the ones who put in ID in the county schoolbooks there, and have subsequently been sued.

[eub.livejournal.com]

This, of course, gets Pat Robertson going (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Robertson_Evolution.html): "I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God. You just rejected him from your city."