ID was not part of the curriculum, period. There is no argument here. Uttering the word ID or God in science class is not unconstitutional in America.
Argue the facts Luis, there was no curriculum involving the study of intelligent design. If there was, it would have been produced in court. It wasn't.
The decision to mandate the teaching of id in the classroom was reached in October 2004, mid-year.
The lawsuit to stop the mandate was filed in December 2004.
The idea was to stop them from formulating the curriculum for the next school year.
The Dover School Board made a run at introducing religion into the classroom, split words if you want, but that's exactly whet they did. They mandated that teachers discuss science vs. religion in a public classroom...that's wrong on so many levels.
If you want your children to learn about religion as an alternative to science, send them to a religious school.
The people who voted the school board into office booted them out as a result of their decision.
The people of Dover spoke, the Courts upheld their decision...end of story.
I can't think of a more perfect example of the system working.
One last question.
Did the Dover School Board also mandate parochial schools to make their students aware of the gaps and problems involved in the theory of creation?
They didn't.
Why didn't they?