Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) on Friday said he had no problem with creationism being taught in public schools.<\/p>\n
During an interview with NBC host Hoda Kotb, Jindal said students should be taught \u201cthe best science\u201d in public schools, but implied that teaching creationism would not interfere with that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have what\u2019s called the Science Education Act that says that if a teacher wants to supplement those materials, if the school board is okay with that, if the state school board is okay with that, they can supplement those materials,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cBottom line, at the end of the day, we want our kids to be exposed to the best facts. Let\u2019s teach them about the big bang theory, let\u2019s teach them about evolution, let\u2019s teach them \u2014 I\u2019ve got no problem if a school board, a local school board, says we want to teach our kids about creationism, that people, some people, have these beliefs as well, let\u2019s teach them about \u2018intelligent design.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Jindal said students should be free to question \u201ccontroversial issues\u201d like climate change and other scientific theories, adding, \u201cWhat are we scared of?\u201d<\/p>\n
Activist Zack Kopplin has launched a campaign to repeal the LSEA, which was signed into law by Jindal in 2008. The law permits local school boards to approve supplemental classroom materials that support creationism and question the theory of evolution. <\/p>\n