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1. A description of the class from the lawsuit
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 09:50 AM
Feb 2017

Last edited Thu Feb 9, 2017, 10:34 AM - Edit history (1)

The lawsuit alleges the Bible classes include “Creationism instruction” that involves “having students imagine that human beings and dinosaurs existed at the same time.” It quotes one lesson as saying “So picture Adam being able to crawl up on the back of dinosaur! He and Eve could have their own personal water slide! Wouldn’t that be so wild!” - See more at: http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-education/20170119/mercer-school-board-superintendent-sued-over-bible-classes#sthash.7OJCPEjO.dpuf


This is 1/2 hour a week at the elementary and 45 minutes at the middle school. Neither are appropriate for this age group.

The good book doesn't seem to be working. The two largest cities in the county are listed as the first and ninth in crime rate in West Virginia. Last year there were at least six homicides in the county. Scaling for population this would be more than a 1,000 for a city the size of Chicago (which is about a 1/3 more than Chicago had last year).

We need to send in federal troops immediately. County is 75% Republican and going redder every election.

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