STATE v. EPPERSON

No. 5-4127.

416 S.W.2d 322 (1967)

242 Ark. 922

STATE of Arkansas, Appellant, v. Susan EPPERSON and H. H. Blanchard, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., Fletcher Jackson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellant.

Warren & Bullion, Little Rock, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

Upon the principal issue, that of constitutionality, the court holds that Initiated Measure No. 1 of 1928, Ark.Stat.Ann. § 80-1627 and § 80-1628 (Repl.1960), is a valid exercise of the state's power to specify the curriculum in its public schools. The court expresses no opinion on the question whether the Act prohibits any explanation of the theory of evolution or merely prohibits teaching that the theory is true; the answer not being necessary...

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