TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A bill that would ensure teachers are not punished for challenging evolution in the classroom has been in the Florida House to include more stringent language that would mandate alternate views to evolution be taught.

The Senate passed a bill yesterday that would allow teachers to challenge evolution with "scientific information." It would also prohibit school officials from punishing teachers who offer opposing views. The House took up that bill today but added an amendment that would actually require teachers to present a "critical analysis" of Charles Darwin's scientific theory. That language had been part of a previous House bill on the subject.

A final vote on the bill (SB 2692) should come next week, but because it was amended, it would have to go back to the Senate.


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