Then creationism and its illegitimate stepchild ID will not be a part of it, nor will staff and teachers be fired for criticizing either as being unrelated to science.
And the "dissent and scrutiny of weaknesses and perceived weaknesses" you cite -- there's plenty of legitimate scientific criticism already in the scientific journals. That is where science is done. Pushing one's religious belief, without any evidence, does not constitute either science or legitimate science criticism.
I’m not sure what you’re arguing. Have you heard of anyone being fired for criticizing either “creationism and its illegitimate stepchild ID . . . as being unrelated to science”?
Comer wasn’t fired. She was reprimanded for advertising a political program, “Inside Creationism’s Trojan Horse.” This evidently came after a history of criticizing her bosses and, most recently, complaining about the new ethics policy which was mandated by the Legislature in the spring.
She didn’t want to straighten up, so she quit, then went to the press to complain.
The Comer Cause has been taken up in a clear case of projection - seeing ideological motivation because of their own ideological motivation.