The Los Alamitos High School School board in Los Alamitos, California has unanimously voted that all science teachers must make a presentation to the school board concerning their plans to teach the subject of global warming. The intent is to ensure that the subject is presented in a politically correct manner. It is considered to be more important than presenting the subject based on scientific facts.

Assistant Superintendent Sherry Kropp stated that a subject that has more than one view is believed to be controversial. The fact that some people do not believe that global warming exists, even though scientific evidence proves otherwise, makes it an issue that needs to be presented in a politically correct manner. This is what prompted the change in district policy.

Some members argued that the scientific organizations promote the idea of global warming in order to receive more grant money from the government. This is the first time teachers have had to prove that a subject is politically balanced before presenting it to the classroom.

Jeffery Barke led the effort saying that leaving the subject in the hands of the teachers means that they will present the subject in an unbalanced manner based upon facts presented by climate scientists. He said that children need to be presented with the facts from both the sides of the issue. This allows them to decide for themselves if they believe in global warming.

Some parents are concerned that presentation of a politically correct subject and not a class based on scientific facts will harm their child’s chances of entering college with the advanced science grades that are required for admission. The University of California came down hard on another school district for watering down their biology program stating it would not meet the prerequisites for admission.