Interestingly, the "Origin of Life" is not an official part of the current Kansas curriculum.

This is an excerpt from a document entitled "SUMMARY OF KEY PROPOSALS TO CHANGE STANDARDS SUBMITTED BY EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE SCIENCE WRITING COMMITTEE" found at http://www.kansasscience2005.com/Summary%20of%20Key%20Proposals.pdf


TOPIC 3: The Origin of Life

CURRENT STANDARDS: [Topic is not included.]
ADDED IN PROPOSED STANDARDS: "Students will be able to explain proposed scientific explanations of the origin of life as well as scientific criticisms of those explanations."

So, there is apparently a sub rosa teaching, or an atheistic indoctrination by innuendo, and the proponents of the changes seek to bring it out in the open, shedding light. Fair enough, but the crux of the problem will be centered on the term "scientific criticisms." School kids will have to get to the heart of the most contentious and central questions on earth. Scientifically.