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Teachers close the book on intelligent design.
A book mentioning intelligent design had been under consideration for use in Hillsborough County public schools.
By TIMES STAFF
Published January 26, 2006
Intelligent design will not be coming to a Hillsborough County public school near you.
The district's science teachers put the kibosh Thursday on a new textbook under consideration that included a brief description of intelligent design -- the belief that a supernatural being created life on Earth.
Hillsborough secondary science supervisor Nancy Johnson Marsh said no teacher mentioned intelligent design as a reason for their final selection.
"My teachers look at the total book and they pick the book they feel" best meets the state's science standards, she said.
[Last modified January 26, 2006, 18:38:47]
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