Kansas State Board of Education
Date: 1900 - 1925 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]]
Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Religious [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Textbook Public Art [[:Category:|]]
Artist: teachers of evolution and creationism
Confronting Bodies: School Boards
Dates of Action: Controversy began in the 1920s with the Scopes "Monkey's Trial." Revisited in 2001 by the Kansas State Board of Education.
Location: Across the United States, recently in Kansas
Description of Artwork: Teaching evolution and creationism in science classes.
The Incident: Various battles existed whether evolution and creationism should be taught in science classes.
Results of Incident: In 2001, the Kansas State Board of education decided to allow evolution and creationism to be part of the science curriculum.
Source: Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]