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Associated Press
DARBY - Anticipating a lawsuit over its revised approach to science
instruction, the school board will get legal help from a group that says it
functions to "keep the door open for the spread of the Gospel."
The board Tuesday voted to retain Lincoln attorney Bridgitt Erickson, whose
fees will be paid by the Allied Defense Fund, an organization that traces
its founding in part to the groups Focus on the Family and Campus Crusade
for Christ.
School trustees here recently voted for a curriculum change they say will
encourage students to question what they are taught in science classes.
Critics say the policy is an attempt to promote the teaching of creationism
in public schools.
The school board's decision has not been challenged in a lawsuit, but board
members have been told repeatedly that one is likely.
Attorney Elizabeth Kaleva of the Montana School Boards Association told the
board that if the district is sued and loses, it likely will be responsible
for the plaintiff's legal fees and costs, expenses that could total
$300,000.
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