Peloza v. Capistrano School District
- Peloza v. Capistrano School District
Peloza v. Capistrano Unified School District 37 F.3d 517, (9th Cir. 1994) was a 1994 court case heard by United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in which a creationist schoolteacher, John E. Peloza claimed that Establishment clause of the United States Constitution along with his own right to free speech was violated by the requirement to teach the "religion" of "evolutionism". The court found against Peloza, finding that evolution was science not religion and that the school board were right to restrict his teaching of creationism in light of the 1987 Supreme Court decision "Edwards v. Aguillard". One of the three appeals judges, Poole, partially dissented from the majority's free speech and due process opinions. [ [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/peloza.html Peloza v. Capistrano Unified School District] ] It was one in a long line court cases involving the teaching of creationism which have found against creationists. Peloza appealed to the Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case.
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