Mount Vernon City School District is a public school district serving students Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio. It oversees Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon Middle School, Columbia Elementary, Dan Emmett Elementary, East Elementary, Pleasant Street Elementary, Twin Oak Elementary, and Wiggin Street Elementary.[1] The district received national attention when the board voted to fire John Freshwater for branding a student with a Christian cross and teaching creationism.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "About". Mount Vernon City School District. 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Creationist teacher in Ohio to be fired". National Center for Science Education. June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Recommendation in the Freshwater case". National Center for Science Education. January 10, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.


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