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: Ga. Official Wants to Replace 'Evolution'
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:53:53 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei () rsasecurity com> Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:31:06 To:"'dave () farber net'" <dave () farber net> Subject: Ga. Official Wants to Replace 'Evolution' For IP, if you wish. Peter Trei - start quote -------------------- http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=1&u=/ap/20040 130/ap_on_re_us/striking_evolution_3 Ga. Official Wants to Replace 'Evolution' By DOUG GROSS, Associated Press Writer ATLANTA - The state's school superintendent has proposed striking the word evolution from Georgia's science curriculum and replacing it with the phrase "biological changes over time." [...] Superintendent Kathy Cox said the concept of evolution would still be taught under the proposal, but the word would not be used in the curriculum. The proposal would not require schools to buy new textbooks omitting the word evolution and would not prevent teachers from using it. Cox, a Republican elected to the post in 2002, repeatedly referred to evolution as a "buzzword" Thursday and said the ban was proposed, in part, to alleviate pressure on teachers in socially conservative areas where parents object to its teaching. [...] ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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