MSTA Board Opposes Michigan House Bill 5251 Relating to the Presentation of Evolution, Global Warming and the Nature of Science in Public Classrooms

A Position of the Michigan Science Teachers Association

Approved October 2005

In October, the MSTA Executive Board adopted a position paper in which the MSTA expresses opposition to Michigan House Bill 5251. HB 5251 would adversely influence the manner in which evolution, global warming and the nature of science is presented in Michigan's public classrooms. The links below give you both the full text of the MSTA position paperas well as the Michigan House Bill 5251.

Comments or questions may be forwarded to the MSTA's Evolution Education Committee Chair, Dr. Gregory Forbes at gforbes@grcc.edu.

• HB 5251
• Position Statement from the MSTA