[The_Victor]

To be honest, I don't think that's such a good idea. Creationists already perceive the teaching of the ToE alone as an attack on their religion. Now if you go ahead and explicitly address Creationism/ID and show that it doesn't hold water as a scientific theory no matter how you turn and twist it, I'm sure that the proverbial fecal matter is going to hit the ventilator as you've never seen before.

That's certainly a valid point, but should we avoid the truth because it might hurt someone's feelings? We certainly don't shy away from teaching about the Holocaust because the Germans might be offended.

For anyone who isn't trying to define who God is and what He is capable of doing, the ToE fits just fine into religion.

[PatrickHenry]

For anyone who isn't trying to define who God is and what He is capable of doing, the ToE fits just fine into religion.

Because we're limited to working with objectively verifiable evidence, it's much easier to study the world than it is to study God. If God created the world, He probably didn't create anything that is contrary to His nature. That's true of biology as well as the other sciences. They are manifestations of God's creation, not contradictions thereof. Those who say that the discoveries of science are somehow in conflict with God have some re-thinking to do. (In my always humble opinion.)

[BMCDA]

No, I'm not for avoiding the truth but as far as school is concerned I think it's enough to simply teach the scientific point of view. If the students can reconcile what they learned in science classes with their religion or the interpretation of their holy scriptures is solely up to them and their parents.

If they can do so - good for them, however if they're not, that's just too bad because science is under no obligation to not contradict their religious doctrines.