I posted the thread and then I left. It is good to see that many posters get the point, get it why it is such a terrible idea.
If parents want to believe in Creationism, that is their problem. If they want to teach their kids that Darwin was the Disciple of the Devil and the Book of Genesis account, that God created the world 5000 years ago in six days is the true explanation of how the world was created, even that is their business.
However, government must not be any part of this superstition. If students are going to government schools, they must be given correct scientific education. Much as religious right does not want to admit it, Theory of Evolution is accepted as the valid explanation of the origin of life on earth by an overwhelming number of scientists, it is the scientific consensus.
Scientific consensus is usually taught at the school level. That is what public schools should do. It is not their job to cater to each and every religious bias by the parents. Thus let us say my religion tells me that earth is flat. Will I be permitted to keep my kids away from school the day they are teaching that earth is round?
Or my religion says that photosynthesis is a silly superstition, it is the Sun God who gently blows into the plants and turns air into food (my religion also tells me there no such thing as CO2). Will I be allowed to keep my kids home when they are teaching photosynthesis?
If parents don’t want their kids to learn about evolution, they have two choices. Either home school, or send their children to a Fundamentalist Christian Madrasaa. But the government has no business pandering to the extremist, fringe element of the society.