Wisconsin State Rep. Terese Berceau became concerned when she started seeing polls that showed more Americans wanted ââ?¬Å?alternative viewpoints to evolution,ââ?¬Â primarily intelligent design, she said, taught in public schools. ââ?¬Å?Evolution is not a viewpoint,ââ?¬Â Bereceau added. And she wants the Wisconsin Legislature to agree.
The legislation is the first of its kind in the country, and University of Wisconsin at Madison faculty members, five of whom Berceau consulted, applauded the bill as strong support for teachers who have been caught in the middle of the controversy. ââ?¬Å?I think it makes Wisconsin look good the same way [embracing alternative theories to evolution] made Kansas look silly,ââ?¬Â said Alan Attie, a biochemistry professor at Wisconsin and one of the faculty members Berceau consulted.