It seems that the Republican legislature in the Buckeye State has passed a measure which excuses high school students from learning the rudiments of biology — specifically, evolution — so long as they are sincere in their ignorance.
Ohio lawmakers are weighing in on how public schools can teach things like evolution.
The Ohio House on Wednesday passed the “Student Religious Liberties Act.” Under the law, students can’t be penalized if their work is scientifically wrong as long as the reasoning is because of their religious beliefs.
Instead, students are graded on substance and relevance.
Ohio has a bicameral legislature, so all is not lost; it’s at least possible that the state Senate will reject this nonsense.
I don’t doubt that lot of Ohioans like the sound of this bill, but they’re not going to like it at all when they realize that protecting ignorance undermines their manufacturing base and, even, modern agriculture.