{"id":1718,"date":"2012-10-21T11:06:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T15:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2012-10-21T11:06:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T15:06:13","slug":"hillsborough-school-board-election-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1718","title":{"rendered":"Hillsborough school board election in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

A runoff election for a spot on the Hillsborough County School Board is an interesting one. Carol Kurdell is facing off against a person well known to us here at Florida Citizens for Science: creationist Terry Kemple. Hard-working insider, conservative with an agenda facing off in Hillsborough School Board race<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Carol Kurdell, who joined the board before most of the district’s students were born, faces Terry Kemple, a conservative activist who is not shy about stumping on social issues.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

When asked about creationism and evolution, he laughed. “That’s not something that can be controlled by local School Boards,” he said.<\/p>\n

But, he added, “the fact that the state requires us to teach that evolution is the be-all and end-all is a travesty.” He said believing in evolution requires just as much faith as religious teachings.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Recent campaign contribution reports show Kurdell has raised $28,000, about half what Kemple has collected.<\/p>\n

Much of Kurdell’s funding comes from leaders in the local teacher’s union \u00e2\u20ac\u201d which endorsed her \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and other labor organizations.<\/p>\n

Kemple’s donors include leaders in the Tampa 9\/12 Project and the local tea party, along with individuals and businesses in eastern Hillsborough County. The reports show Kemple spending four times as much as Kurdell.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you think Kemple’s chances are?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A runoff election for a spot on the Hillsborough County School Board is an interesting one. Carol Kurdell is facing off against a person well known to us here at Florida Citizens for Science: creationist Terry Kemple. 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