1. Wash. school board restricts Gore's global-warming film

Comment #17806 by EMD on January 16, 2007 at 5:02 pm

Living here in Washington State, USA, near Federal Way Public Schools, I emailed the president of the board and here is his response:


"Thank you for taking the time to contact the Board. The decision was not
to ban or censure the movie. The question that faced the Board was whether
or not District policy was followed with regard to the use of said movie.

The Board has requested that Superintendent Murphy investigate the issue
and return to the Board on the 23rd to report his finding and suggest, if
any, what changes or corrective steps need to be taken.

There is some controversy surrounding the movie within the scientific
community and it is incumbent upon us to insure accuracy in what is taught
to all children.

Sincerely,
Ed Barney
President
Federal Way School Board"


Meeting on 23 January, the board will no doubt receive quite an earful from the locals (I'll be there), who must have been asleep during the elections. From what I've read, none of the board members bothered to watch the movie. Being there isn't any plausible scientific argument against global warming, I doubt teachers will be able to find appropriate materials rebutting the movie. Therefore, in effect, the movie has been banned.

Cheers from the Goofy States of America!