American schools just get wierder and wierder

A school district in Washington state has effectively banned the showing of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth at any school in the district by requiring that a "credible, legitimate opposing view...be presented". ExxonMobil said that it was impossible for them to bribe and / or coerce sufficient "scientists" to make this possible given the time allowed.

It seems that the decision was driven by the complaint of one (1) parent by them name of Frosty Hardison, a father of seven who believes that the Earth is 14,000 years old. He said:

"Condoms don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He's not a schoolteacher. The information that's being presented is a very cockeyed view of what the truth is. ... The Bible says that in the end times everything will burn up, but that perspective isn't in the DVD."

Doesn't Mr. Hardison realise that Al was just saving all that for the sequel?

Curiously the introduction of this policy means that they will no longer be able to use any statements by the US (or any other) government in class and, in fact, all education will cease immediately. School board officials do view this as unfortunate but have discovered that it will have an extremely favourable impact on their finances.

Well done Frosty!