To: West Virginia Legislature
West Virginia House just blocked climate change education. Take action!
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The anti-science education provision in the House education bill (HB 4014) is ideological and political interference in education at its worst. If passed into law, West Virginia students will not only be denied instruction about climate change, they will be denied access to the up-to-date standards covering all science subjects. Please stand up for the best interests of West Virginia students and remove the block on new K-12 science standards.
Why is this important?
The West Virginia House of Delegates just voted to block new, high quality science standards for K-12 students in order to stop students from learning about climate change.
Speaking in support of the anti-science language in the education bill, HB 4014, Delegate Frank Deem said "there's nothing that upsets me more than the idea that it's a proven fact that climate change is man made." He also said he doesn't want "our children to be taught how bad fossil fuels are."
If the anti-science education provision is passed into law, West Virginia students will not only be denied instruction about climate change, they will be denied access to up-to-date standards covering all science subjects.
The bill has been sent to the West Virginia Senate. Let's send a loud, clear message to West Virginia legislators that damaging the education of West Virginia kids with climate denial is wrong -- and unacceptable.
Please sign the petition to stand up for the right of WV kids to have a high quality science education that includes climate science.
Sincerely,
Herman Mays (Professor in the biology department of Marshall University, a father, and member of the pro-science education group Climate Parents).
Speaking in support of the anti-science language in the education bill, HB 4014, Delegate Frank Deem said "there's nothing that upsets me more than the idea that it's a proven fact that climate change is man made." He also said he doesn't want "our children to be taught how bad fossil fuels are."
If the anti-science education provision is passed into law, West Virginia students will not only be denied instruction about climate change, they will be denied access to up-to-date standards covering all science subjects.
The bill has been sent to the West Virginia Senate. Let's send a loud, clear message to West Virginia legislators that damaging the education of West Virginia kids with climate denial is wrong -- and unacceptable.
Please sign the petition to stand up for the right of WV kids to have a high quality science education that includes climate science.
Sincerely,
Herman Mays (Professor in the biology department of Marshall University, a father, and member of the pro-science education group Climate Parents).