Webster v. New Lenox School District
- Webster v. New Lenox School District
"Webster v. New Lenox School District" was a 1990 court case in New Lenox, Illinois, in which a social studies teacher Ray Webster sued his school district which he accused of violating his first amendment right to free speech for stopping him from teaching "creation science" in class.[cite web | url = http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/articles/7956_12_tips_for_testifying_at_scho_3_19_2001.asp | title = 12 Tips for Testifying at School Board Meetings | last = Scott | first = Eugenie C. | authorlink = Eugenie Scott | publisher = National Center for Science Education | date = March 19, 2001 | accessdate = 2008-08-05] [cite web | url =http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/articles/5690_10_significant_court_decisions_2_15_2001.asp | title = 10 Significant Court Decisions Regarding Evolution/Creationism | last = | first = | authorlink = | publisher = National Center for Science Education | date = February 15, 2001 | accessdate = 2008-08-05] The court found however that the school district had a right to restrict Webster to teaching the specified curriculum, and that in any case the teaching of "creation science" was illegal, having been ruled to violate the establishment clause in the US Supreme Court Edwards v. Aguillard (1987).][cite web | url = http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/050927_ID_cases.html | title = Anti-evolution Attacks on the Rise | last = Than | first = Ker | authorlink = | publisher = Live Science | date = 27 September 2005 | accessdate = 2008-08-05] ]The case hinged on the school district's "pedagogical interest in establishing the curriculum and legitimate concern with possible establishment clause violations".
Webster appealed and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the District Court's original decision deciding "teaching creation science for any reason was a form of religious advocacy."
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