Well...um...yes it is.
The people have said no to a bunch of effete losers who think they have some God-given right to impose their own particular brand of junk science and ideology on their (the people's) children in public schools at public expense.
And if you wish to replace science with theology then by all means home school them in any subject you wish. But I would prefer that my child be exposed to solid science and not theology masquerading as biology.
You miss the point. This is a decision that will be known in every board room of every corporation looking to relocate. It'll be known to every grant committee, both private and public, with money to give away. And it'll be known to every science teacher with an advanced degree looking for work.
The right or wrong of it only matters up to a certain point. The long term effects will be based on perception.