Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Ronda Storms’ “Academic Freedom” Bill Passes

A Senate panel endorsed “protections” [SB 2692] Wednesday for students and teachers who offer alternative theories to evolution — despite a report saying there’s never been a case alleging such discrimination in Florida.........here
Secular Homeschooling: The last safe haven from theocratic lunacy

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the mention.

It's ironic that this story popped up in my reader shortly after mentioning (to a friend) all the talk heard from science educators about how many teachers are de-emphasizing, even skipping past evolution in class in order to avoid conflict. Secular homeschoolers are pretty conscious about tackling this anti-science stuff, head on. The First Amendment, too... Sometimes I even say that I homeschool for "religious reasons" :)