Remove an evolution disclaimer from inside school textbooks.* U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper Judge Clarence Cooper (born May 5, 1942 in Decatur, Georgia) is a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia of the Federal Judiciary of the United States He was appointed to this seat on May 9, 1994 by President Bill Clinton. ruled in January that Cobb County School District The Cobb County School District is the county government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County. The district includes all of Cobb County except for the city of Marietta. in Atlanta, Georgia, must remove an evolution disclaimer (networking) disclaimer - Statement ritually appended to many Usenet postings (sometimes automatically, by the posting software) reiterating the fact (which should be obvious, but is easily forgotten) that the article reflects its author's opinions and not necessarily those of the from inside school textbooks. Adopted by the school board, funded by tax money, and inserted by school personnel, the stickers read "Evolution is a theory not a fact:' In his forty-four-page ruling, Judge Cooper said that the stickers violate the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution. Karen Ann Gajewski is a freelance editor and an editorial consultant to the Humanist hu·man·ist n. 1. A believer in the principles of humanism. 2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. 3. a. A classical scholar. b. A student of the liberal arts. . |
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