IN 2004, Dover Area High School, in Dover, PA, added Intelligent Design to their curriculum with a vote by the school board of 6-3. According to MSNBC. com, it was the first district in the nation to take this step. This topic created so much controversy, two members of the school board decided to resign. How did the board come to consider this option? It was seriously pursued by school board member William Buckingham, who heads the board’s curriculum committee. He stated:
“I think it’s a downright fraud to perpetrate on the students of this district, to portray one theory over and over,” said Buckingham. “What we wanted was a balanced presentation.”
Just one year after this victory, the school district was taken to court to fight the decision, losing the battle. For the court records of this case, you can visit the following site.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/dover/kitzmiller_v_dover.html
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