Kansas State Board of Education

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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:]]