Well, chalk another one up for science...thank god. This, according to
Yahoo:
DOVER, Pa. - Dover's much-maligned school policy of presenting "intelligent design" as an alternative to evolution was officially relegated to the history books Tuesday night.
On a voice vote, and with no discussion beforehand, the newly elected Dover Area School Board unanimously rescinded the policy. Two weeks earlier, a judge ruled the policy unconstitutional.
"This is it," new school board president Bernadette Reinking said Tuesday, indicating the vote was final and the case was closed.
I didn't see it posted yet, so here goes:
A different group of school board members had been in control when the policy was approved in October 2004. The policy required that a statement be read to Dover public school students about "intelligent design" before ninth-grade biology class lessons on evolution.
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Eight families sued, and on Dec. 20, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III sided with their argument that the concept of "intelligent design" ... is religious, not scientific. The judge said that violated the establishment clause in the First Amendment.
Dover biology teacher Jennifer Miller was relieved Tuesday night to know the policy was officially off the books.
"I will feel comfortable again teaching what I'd always felt comfortable teaching," she after the meeting, attended by a crowd of about 100 people.
School board members declined to comment after the vote.
Most of the previous board members who had defended the policy were ousted in the November election, replaced by candidates who pledged to eliminate the policy.
I guess people can make a difference.