Darby School Board Puts Objective Origins to Rest

Summary by Tom Magnuson

The objective origins science policy that churned in Darby Montana for months is dead. "Today the community is beaming with relief," said trustee Mary Lovejoy. School board trustees voted 3-2 Monday against the policy in a second reading. The vote kills the policy that called for teachers to question the theory of evolution, analyzing its strengths and weaknesses.

A specially scheduled monthly meeting on the 4th of July holiday was deemed "sneaky and underhanded."

"All this is just good science - looking critically at evolution," Banks said. "Why are we afraid of going there?"

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