As if it matters, whether by stealth or directly, that the scientific model of intelligent design controverts the atheistic assumptions of a handful of folks. It does not matter whether the people involved in this case try to make their point directly or indirectly. The reaction from those who prefer to see the government establish atheistic principles in the science classroom will be the same. As usual the issue is twisted into one of methodology vs. substance, much as democrats do when they whine about how the memo was obtained as opposed to what the memo says.
Oh, please.
This isn't about "atheistic principles in the science classroom" unless your definition of "atheistic" is "anything not reinforcing my religious belief."
Science is no more atheistic than math. You may want to infer a Creator from the presence of both, and such is your right. Unless you have physical evidence, however, you're not dealing with science.
But you knew that. We've discussed this before. You just choose to redefine words to make them mean what you prefer they mean.