{"id":1995,"date":"2014-01-30T15:18:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T19:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2014-06-22T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T21:08:37","slug":"new-state-board-of-education-member-no-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1995","title":{"rendered":"New State Board of Education Member: no evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week our governor appointed a new member to the state Board of Education<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Gov. Rick Scott has made his next pick for the state Board of Education: citrus grower and former Highlands County School Board Chairman Andy Tuck.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We have a problem. Back in 2008 Mr. Tuck said this<\/a>:<\/p>\n

[Highlands County] School Board Vice Chairman Andy Tuck said Thursday, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153as a person of faith, I strongly oppose any study of evolution as fact at all. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m purely in favor of it staying a theory and only a theory.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t support any evolution being taught as fact at all in any of our schools.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What impact will this have? Discuss.<\/p>\n

[edited to add: Here is a link to the original story that quoted Tuck: Board Opposes Evolution Being Taught As Fact<\/a>. Also, the Orlando Sentinel’s education blog has noticed<\/a>.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week our governor appointed a new member to the state Board of Education: Gov. Rick Scott has made his next pick for the state Board of Education: citrus grower and former Highlands County School Board Chairman Andy Tuck. 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