But that does not bring ID into the classroom.
Weakness in certain parts of the theory of evolution does not constitute evidence for the belief in ID.
Red herring. The point is that science teachers are prohibited from uttering anything that might critcize evolution. That's the "extreme" position those on the board are having to contend with, Popular Science spin notwithstanding.
The problem is that the evolutionists don't want to admit there are any weak points in the theory of evolution because if they admit there are any flaws in the theory, they would have little choice but to bring ID/creationism into the picture to explain the many weaknesses of the evolutionary theory.
Unfortunately, many evolutionists (not the ones here in FR land, of course) don't have the intellectual honesty to admit there are any flaws in the theory at all. They take evolution by faith, which is more faith than your average YEC has.