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Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,229 posts)
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 11:34 AM Nov 2019

We all suffer when Republicans pander to the lowest base.

Ohio House passes bill allowing student answers to be scientifically wrong due to religion

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) - Ohio lawmakers are weighing in on how public schools can teach things like evolution.

The Ohio House on Wednesday passed the "Student Religious Liberties Act." Under the law, students can't be penalized if their work is scientifically wrong as long as the reasoning is because of their religious beliefs.

Instead, students are graded on substance and relevance.

Every Republican in the House supported the bill. It now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate.

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More at https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/ohio-house-passes-bill-allowing-student-answers-to-be-scientifically-wrong-due-to-religion

So many cans of worms...
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We all suffer when Republicans pander to the lowest base. (Original Post) Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2019 OP
Unbelievable and immoral. Mike 03 Nov 2019 #1
Good luck getting into medical school, fundies. muntrv Nov 2019 #2

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
1. Unbelievable and immoral.
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 11:37 AM
Nov 2019

Not to mention this type of thinking renders our kids unsuitable for the modern workforce and incapable of understanding the momentous scientific challenges we face, like global warming.

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