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The thinking of Georgia’s top school official apparently has evolved.
School Supt. Kathy Cox dropped plans Thursday to remove the word “evolution” from Georgia’s high school science curriculum, six days after the idea became public and drew criticism and ridicule.
“I want you to know today that I will recommend to the teacher teams that the word `evolution’ be put back in the curriculum,” she said.
Cox, a Republican elected in 2002, said she originally wanted to replace “evolution” with the phrase “biological changes over time” to avoid controversy. “Instead, a greater controversy ensued,” she said.
Among those who had criticized the idea were former President Jimmy Carter and Gov. Sonny Perdue.
Cox did not return calls seeking further comment.
