Ohio School Board Members Prepare New Plan Against Teaching Evolution

July 12, 2006

Source: Americans United

http://www.au.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8339&news_iv_ctrl=1241&abbr=pr

On July 12, 2006 Americans United reported, "Some members of the Ohio Board of Education appear to be preparing for another assault on the teaching of evolution in public schools, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Last month, board member Colleen Grady reportedly urged the Board of Education’s Achievement Committee to consider giving 10th-grade science teachers guidance on teaching evolution and other 'controversial' issues such as global warming, cloning and stem-cell research.

Grady apparently put forward a proposal that would change the language of Ohio’s existing science standards in an effort to reflect religious criticism of evolution and other scientific principles. The proposal has not been publicly released... The teaching of evolution has sparked an ongoing battle in Ohio. In January, the board voted 9-8 to affirm state science standards that downplayed evolution. A month later, the board reversed itself and voted to drop language that singled out evolution for 'critical analysis' and a lesson plan that promoted 'intelligent design.'"