The teachers refused to comply. Later, parents opposed to intelligent design filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the school board of violating the constitutional separation of church and state.

Opponents of Senate Bill 2355 say teaching intelligent design in science classes invites litigation, while supporters say the idea deserves the same attention as the theory of evolution.

A bill to require intelligent design to be taught in North Dakota K-12 science classes narrowly failed on the Senate floor Monday. Intelligent design is a theory that an intelligent designer ...

Senate Bill 2355 proposes requiring schools to teach intelligent design — the belief that a God, rather than evolution, shaped life on Earth. The North Dakota Senate is debating a bill requiring ...

The teachers refused to comply. Later, parents opposed to intelligent design filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the school board of violating the constitutional separation of church and state.