Re: [Phys-l] Parents don't see a crisis over science and math

["John Clement" <clement@hal-pc.org>]

Yes, some parents did sue, but then the board was ousted.  Obviously the
board originally had some supporters or they wouldn't have been elected.  I
think the removal of the board members may have been influenced by the lying
and waste of taxpayer's money.  Other states have reversed their
antievolutionary policies at least partially because they were fairly
certain they could not win a suit.

Since many communities have more than a majority of antievolutionists, such
policies would be approved of by the parents.  I think the courts have so
far served us well in this regard.  And they are likely to continue to do so
now that some religious groups have publicly come on board with support for
evolution.  When it comes to supporting one religious dogma over another in
school, the only thing the court can really do is say no religious dogma in
school.  Incidentally the Mormons are now somewhat against prayer in public
school because they realize that it probably would not be their prayers.

John M. Clement
Houston, TX

> Hi all-
>  	John Clement wrote (in part}:
>
> I think in the case of Dover, PA, it was not necessarily scientific
> arguments that convinced parents.  It was the way in which the board lied,
> and wasted taxpayer money that was probably the final blow.
>
>  	John, unfortunately, has the chronology backward.  The parents
> brought the suit.  It wasn't until the suit went to trial that the lying
> came into play.
>  					Regards,
>  						Jack
>
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