Legal Opinion
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 20, 2005No. 04cv2688PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JONES, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION:
On October 18, 2004, the Defendant Dover Area School Board of Directors passed by a 6-3 vote the following resolution:
Students will be made aware of gaps/problems in Darwin’s theory and of other theories of evolution including, but not limited to, intelligent design. Note: Origins of Life is not taught.
On November 19, 2004, the Defendant Dover Area School District announced by press release that, commencing in January 2005, teachers would be required to read the following statement to students in the ninth grade biology class at Dover High…
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