The Washington Post's Valerie Strauss offers a helpful rundown of legislation in states across the country designed to undermine the teaching of evolution in the science classroom. Most remarkable is the story of 17-year-old Zack Kopplin, a high school senior in Baton Rouge leading the charge to repeal creationist legislation in Louisiana.
He is planning a rally April 28 at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, where legislators start a new session on Monday and a bill has been introduced by a Democrat to repeal the law. Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, opposes a repeal, according to the Associated Press.
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He also won the support of major scientists and national and local organizations in support of the repeal; more than 40 Nobel laureates signed a letter that was just sent to the Louisiana Legislature. The National Association of Biology Teachers and the Louisiana Association of Biology Educators also back Kopplin’s campaign.
Meanwhile, a handful of other states have had similar bills make their way through legislative bodies. Check her list to see if your state has gotten in on the act.
