Helical writes “In an attempt to defy the newly approved state science standards, Florida Senator Rhonda Storms has proposed a bill that would grant teachers to contradict the teaching of evolution. Her bill says that ‘Every public school teacher in the state’s K-12 school system shall have the affirmative right and freedom to objectively present scientific information relevant to the full range of scientific views regarding biological and chemical evolution in connection with teaching any prescribed curriculum regarding chemical or biological origins.’ The bill’s main focus is on protecting instructors who want to adopt substitute teaching plans from sanction, and to allow instructors the freedom to teach whatever they wish, even if it is in opposition to current standards.”
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