Dover Area School District
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Dover Area School District is a public school district in Pennsylvania best known for its central role in the landmark 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover trial over the teaching of intelligent design in science classes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public school district
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school district in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| aftermathOfTrial | several school board members who supported intelligent design policy were voted out of office in 2005 elections ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
debate over evolution education in public schools
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intelligent design controversy in U.S. public education ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | York County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
primary education
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secondary education ⓘ |
| fundingType | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governedBy | Dover Area School District Board of Directors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Pennsylvania public school law ⓘ |
| gradeLevelsServed | kindergarten through 12th grade ⓘ |
| hasSchoolBoardMembers | elected ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent school district policies on teaching evolution and intelligent design in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Dover Township, Pennsylvania
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surrounding areas of York County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| knownFor | first federal trial to rule on the constitutionality of teaching intelligent design in public school science classes ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| lawsuitFiledIn | United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lawsuitYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
establishment clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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teaching of intelligent design in public school science classes ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
federal court ruled that teaching intelligent design as science in public schools is unconstitutional
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intelligent design policy struck down as a violation of the establishment clause ⓘ ordered to stop requiring the intelligent design statement in science classes ⓘ |
| legalPrecedentFromCase | intelligent design classified as a form of creationism for establishment clause analysis ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dover, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international media attention during Kitzmiller v. Dover trial ⓘ |
| notableFor | central role in the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover intelligent design trial ⓘ |
| operates | public schools ⓘ |
| partOf | public education system of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| partyTo | Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyAdopted | intelligent design statement for biology classes in 2004 ⓘ |
| region | south-central Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolBoardPolicy |
policy describing intelligent design as an alternative to Darwin’s theory of evolution
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policy requiring a statement about intelligent design to be read in 9th grade biology classes ⓘ |
| scienceCurriculumAfterCase | focus on teaching evolution without intelligent design as science ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialYear | 2005 ⓘ |
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