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design theory" makes it improper to include 

 as a part of science education; 



Therefore Be It Further Resolved, that 

 AAAS urges citizens across the nation to op- 

 pose the establishment of policies that 

 would permit the teaching of "intelligent 

 design theory" as a part of the science cur- 

 ricula of the pubhc schools; 



Therefore Be It Further Resolved, that 

 AAAS calls upon its members to assist those 

 engaged in overseeing science education 

 policy to understand the nature of science, 



the content of contemporary evolutionary 

 theory and the inappropriateness of "intel- 

 ligent design theory" as subject matter for 

 science education; 



Therefore Be It Further Resolved, that 

 AAAS encourages its affiliated societies to 

 endorse this resolution and to communicate 

 their support to appropriate parties at the 

 federal, state and local levels of the govern- 

 ment. 



Approved by the AAAS Board of Directors on 

 November 18, 2002. 



