Teacher Asked to be Excused from Presenting 'Intelligent Design'

Teacher Asked to be Excused from Presenting 'Intelligent Design': "Vastly different from Charles Darwin's evolution theory, the 'intelligent design'' concept is not a viable scientific alternative, teacher Jennifer Miller said Thursday.

Eight families of students have sued the education authorities of Dover Area School Board, saying that including the 'intelligent design'' in biology curriculum promotes the Bible's view of creation and violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

'It would misrepresent the importance of the theory of evolution to our students,'' said Miller, one of a group of teachers who presented a memo to the district asking to be excused from reading the statement on intelligent design."