Here is an interview with Ken Hubert, a high school Biology teacher from Faribault, Minnesota.
From Randy Moore, the interviewer:
When classes began at Faribault (Minnesota) High School in the fall of 1997, high school biology teacher Ken Hubert was looking forward to a productive year. However, early in 1998 Ken became concerned that a colleague - first-year biology teacher Rodney LeVake - was not teaching evolution as prescribed in the school's curriculum. When Ken confronted Rod with his concerns, Ken learned that his concerns were justified-Rod told Ken, "I can't teach evolution." When Rod was later reassigned to a physical science class for refusing to follow the school's curriculum, he filed a lawsuit that ended in early 2002 when the U.S. Supreme Court refused, without comment, to hear Rod's case.
I knew about this case, but I did not know the back-story concerning how Mr. LaVake came to be reassigned to teach physical science.
I personally admire the principled stances taken by those involved in this situation. It seems to me that the school did what was best for students by ensuring that they have an opportunity to learn REAL science.
Hat-tip: Greg Laden
posted by Jeremy Mohn
