DOVER, PA- The serene ambiance of this small farming town was shattered by the shrill tones of picketeers and bullhorns Monday morning as the ongoing national culture war found a new front line. The source of the disturbance, according to locals, is a maverick high school teacher intent on injecting controversial non-Biblical math into his lesson plans.
Two weeks ago parent volunteer Holly R. Thanthow took a break from passing out Jack Chick tracts in the school's courtyard to visit her son's fourth period class taught by newcomer John Scopes. What she saw there shocked her to the core.
"He asked them to find the area under a curve- without using cubits at all. I raised religious objections since the lesson completely goes against Genesis 7:20, but he said my son had to do the work anyway. When I asked Mr. Scopes to refrain from teaching from his so-called 'math textbook' he flat out refused. I know, I couldn't believe it myself."
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