February 10, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Lipsey, Lemmons, III, Tobocman, Leland, Gaffney, Gleason, Kolb, Condino, Alma Smith, Farrah and Virgil Smith and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1164.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1164. The board of a school district or board of
directors of a public school academy shall ensure that, if a course
includes dissection of an animal in a classroom and a pupil
expresses a moral objection to the dissection, the teacher shall
offer an alternative activity to the dissection.