Ga. School District Abandons Stickers

Fox News ^ | Tuesday, December 19, 2006 | DOUG GROSS

[Sopater]

ATLANTA — A suburban school board that put stickers in high school science books saying evolution is "a theory, not a fact" abandoned its legal battle to keep them Tuesday after four years.

The Cobb County board agreed in federal court never to use a similar sticker or to undermine the teaching of evolution in science classes.

In return, the parents who sued over the stickers agreed to drop all legal action.

"We certainly think that it's a win not just for our clients but for all students in Cobb County and, really, all residents of Georgia," said Beth Littrell of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia.

The school board placed the stickers inside the front cover of biology books in 2002 after a group of parents complained that evolution was being taught to the exclusion of other theories, including a literal reading of the biblical story of creation.

The stickers read: "This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered."

A federal judge ordered the stickers removed in 2005, saying they amount to an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. The school board appealed, but a federal appeals court sent the case back, saying it did not have enough information.

"We faced the distraction and expense of starting all over with more legal actions and another trial," said board chairwoman Teresa Plenge. "With this agreement, it is done and we now have a clean slate for the new year."

School board attorney Linwood Gunn said the agreement is not an admission that the stickers were unconstitutional. "The school board attempted to reach what they thought was a reasonable compromise," he said.

[Elsie]

I must have been good this year, for Santa is bringing me to SO many C vs E threads ;^)

[Elsie]

You and your co-religionists are doing apologetics (defense of religion), not science.

Ok... you got me.... I admit it.

Happy now?

(Oh; the 'science' is tainted by a LOT of opinion, hoping and guessing)

[Elsie]

MY fable can whip YOUR fable!!

[Elsie]

Hi Mom!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

(Astronomically, today is New Years Day)

[Central Scrutiniser]

Not in court.

[Elsie]

BEHOLD my Power!!!

Begining now, I will make your days longer...

[Elsie]

Oh yeah!

In the HIGHEST 'court'!

[unixfox]

We should be teaching these kids revolution instead of evolution.

[Elsie]

Fable Alert!!!

 

NIV Revelation 19:9
   Then the angel said to me, "Write: `Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God."

 

 

NIV Revelation 20:11-13
 11.  Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them.
 12.  And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
 13.  The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done.

 

NIV Revelation 21:5
   He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

[Elsie]

Ah, to hell with it, you are purposely ignorant and unwilling to think, learn and attempt to understan. You deserve the ignorance you brought upon yourself.

HMMmmm.....

[Central Scrutiniser]

I did add something, science and logic won, promoting a religion in a public school lost.

And will continue to lose Dave. If republican appointed judges turn the ID/Creationists down, the dem appointed ones will too.

Creationism/ID has no place in public schools. If you want to teach it, do it in your church.

[Central Scrutiniser]

I was going to fix the spelling, but, I didn't think anyone would be so petty....

Guess I was wrong.

[LiteKeeper]

Amazing

[Elsie]

Guess I was wrong.

Yes, you are: about a lot of things.

I guess the irony of your post was lost on you.

[PistolPaknMama]

But, it isn't science, and it does not establish fact. It simply tries to convince based on a preponderance of evidence, and thus never can rise above the level being a theory, a possible explanation of origins.

Could I be the first to give you a hug? :-)

[Central Scrutiniser]

Guess I was wrong, you sure are petty and ignorant.


Creationism lost, get over it.

[UpAllNight]

--And the fact that evolution is the only theory taught--

WRONG!