Dover science teachers refuse to read ID disclaimer

It's a pity these folks will probably lose their jobs for this. It might have been better to include why the statement by the Board was ludicrous. The statement is so easily shredded it wouldn't have taken much effort. Not that it would have made much difference in the final outcome, unfortunately, but at least they would have been on record.

On a related note, it appears an Atlanta, GA judge has ruled against the sticker disclaimer in textbooks (ya know, Cobb County's "evolution is only a threory, not a fact"). He described it as "thinly disguised religion", and said the disclaimer violated the Constitution.Of course, the carpet-chewing-fundies that make up the school board will no doubt appeal.

Hee hee. I like that one! Demand for "equal treatment" indeed.

That's interesting. I attended a secular private school during high school. I vaguely remember having about ZERO choices at upper levels for courses. There was some flexibility in the order you could take them, but everybody took the same classes eventually. OTOH, those of us with a science bent had a number of non-traditional options available. In my case, I applied for and received a grant allowing me to spend my senior year doing an ecology study of a local man-made lake (the process for grant application and the reporting/methodology requirements were very similar to any similar research initiative at higher levels, including reading a paper on your work at a regional science symposium). I remember one classmate building a laser, another working on DNA polymerization, etc. There was quite a bit of leeway. I have no clue what non-science types did their senior year. We were able to take AP examinations for college credit, however.