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ATLANTA, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Georgia's science standards for secondary schools have been purged of the word "evolution," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday.
Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox has struck references to "evolution" and replaced them with the phrase "biological changes over time."
Outraged teachers already have told the state it is undercutting science education.
"Just like any major issue people need to deal with, you need to know the facts," said David Bechler, head of the biology department at Valdosta State University.
A member of the committee that worked on the biology standards, Bechler said he was stunned to learn that evolution was not in the final proposal.
"Whether you believe in creationism or not, evolution should be known and understood by the public," he argued.
The state curriculum does not preclude an individual public school system from taking a deeper approach to evolution, or any other topic. And the proposed change would not require school systems to buy new textbooks that omit the word.
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