According to the lawsuit, “There are currently schools and textbooks which provide false, misleading, and dangerous information about certain religions and purposely omit factual information if it appears unfavorable to them and\/or politically incorrect, which cause Palm Beach County public school students not to receive a high quality education required by the Florida law.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two stories have popped up about a possible lawsuit against a Florida school district for not teaching evolution properly. 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