{"id":1464,"date":"2008-02-14T07:30:58","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T07:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2008\/02\/14\/local-florida-school-board-rej\/"},"modified":"2008-02-14T07:30:58","modified_gmt":"2008-02-14T07:30:58","slug":"local-florida-school-board-rej","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/14\/local-florida-school-board-rej\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Florida School Board Rejects Modern Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday the Bay District School Board voted to sign a resolution saying it does not agree with the proposed science standards as they are currently written.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The new proposed standards adjust language for life science that would move Florida schools into modern, 21st century thinking regarding the role of evolution (as central) in life science. The Bay District School Board has rejected this modernization, opting instead to allow the teaching of creationism along side evolution in public schools. This decision, if enacted, would be a violation of well established case law. If the Bay District School Board continues along this line, they risk legal action which will cost the district in time and money more than they are likely to be able to pay.But, that is what happens when the citizens of a school district elect a group of right wing Christian Fundamentalist Morons to run their local education system.The resolution that was passed …<\/p>\n

… says that the Bay County School Board “urges the State Board of Education to revise the new standards to allow for balanced, objective and intellectually open instruction in regard to evolution, teaching the scientific strengths and weaknesses of the theory rather than teaching evolution as dogmatic fact.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not all members of the board voted in favor of the resolution, and some expressed, well, the truth about what is happening here:<\/p>\n

Board member Ginger Littleton said she could not support the resolution. She believes this is more of a political move than an educational statement. She asked if any member had read the Sunshine State Standards completely, to which no board member could say yes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[source]<\/a>There is more information on the blog of the Florida Citizens for Science. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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