Board Rejects Proposal on Evolution Arguments
School board members have rejected a plan to require high school biology teachers to give students arguments against evolution when they teach evidence in its favor.
When Kelly Lafferty, a trustee on the Roseville Joint Union High School District Board, moved for approval Tuesday, none of the other trustees seconded the motion.
The board now plans to consider a proposal to require teachers to present arguments against evolution, but would let them pick the anti-evolution materials they use.
The proposal, introduced by school board President Dean Forman, frustrated some teachers.
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