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Kansas Deja Vu

June 2005

It's "deja vu all over again" in notorious Kansas, which previously made itself a national laughingstock by temporarily expunging evolution from the school curriculum in 1999.

In early May, a conservative Board of Education held what critics termed "rigged" public hearings to consider teaching "intelligent design." Science groups boycotted the hearing, in which board members also considered a redefinition of the very word "science." Proponents claim the standards favor atheism because science is defined as the search for natural explanations.

Connie Morris, a Board member, has called evolution an "age-old fairy tale" that is defended by "anti-God contempt."

The state Board of Education is expected to vote on proposals by the end of the year. Six of the ten publicly favor a "more critical approach" to evolution.

Write Kansas Board of Education

State Board of Education
Janet Waugh, Chair
c/o Kansas State Board of Education
120 SE 10th Ave
Topeka KS 66612
JWaugh1052@aol.com