On reflection, I was too eager to accommodate. It's hard to see how a trip to this "museum" is anything but the promotion of ignorance and the disparagement and denial of science. It's like taking someone to a strip club under the guise of studying anatomy. I can see it as part of an advanced anthropology or psychology class but that's about it.
That said, the kids have a right to go. But the school district should do everything in its power to disapprove and discourage, not for any religious reason but because the "museum" is an affront to everything the schools are about.
Thank you, Paul, for your continued advocacy of quality education for the young people of Kearny. It is astonishing that the teaching of evolution is made a point of contention in this community. May your good work continue.
The critical importance of teaching evolution
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