You are here On February 7th, 2002 a group of Ohio citizens held
a press conference at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to
announce the formation of Ohio Citizens for Science (OCS). The
group represents parents, citizens, scientists and clergy from
all over the state of Ohio concerned with maintaining quality
science education in the state's public schools. On January 24,
2002 a bill was introduced into the Ohio House of
Representatives to change that state's procedures for approving
the new science standards currently being written. HB 484 would
require the science standards to be approved by both houses of
the General Assembly. This requirement is new, and would not
apply to any other subject. On January 29 SB 222, a bill with
the same provisions, was introduced in the state Senate. On
January 23, 2002 House Bill 481 was introduced in the Ohio
General Assembly. This bill would require that "origins science"
be "taught objectively and without religious, naturalistic, or
philosophic bias or assumption.