No Intelligence Allowed in Mount Vernon, Ohio

Never mind his alleged cross branding on students’ arms, 8th-grade teacher John Freshwater is on the cutting block for preaching his Christian beliefs about how the world began, discrediting evolution and not teaching the required science curriculum, the Mount Vernon school board said Friday.

In a manner similar to what was portrayed in Ben Stein’s documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Freshwater was on watch for at least 11 years for as high school teachers said, “undermining science instruction in the district.” High school teachers also claimed that they had “to re-teach scientific concepts to students who took Freshwater’s class,” The Columbus Dispatch reports.

However, unlike the movie, the Freshwater case appears to have an added twist.