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Indiana: Legislature Trying To Allow Schools To Teach Creatiionism

Friday, January 27, 2012 17:10
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CREATIONISM IN SCHOOLS

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana says a state lawmaker’s effort to allow schools to teach creationism in science classes is in clear violation of the U.S. Constitution, and would be a ripe target for lawsuits that would come at taxpayers’ expense.

Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, the chairman of the Senate’s education committee, authored the measure. It passed his committee on an 8-2 vote. Now, the ACLU of Indiana is seeking to beat it back.

“When we hear time and again about limited resources for education, I think it’s fair for Hoosiers to expect better stewardship of taxpayer dollars than lawmakers are demonstrating by undertaking projects that are clearly in violation of federal law and the Constitution,” said Gilbert Holmes, executive director of the ACLU of Indiana. MORE

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