Saturday, March 10, 2007

The University of California Discriminates?

The University of California education system is the focus of a lawsuit charging discrimination.

The lawsuit was filed a year ago but it was only recently that a student involved in the lawsuit was interviewed. The lawsuit charges that the California university system specifically discriminates against Christian schools and curricula. According to the NCTimes (North County, California) "the UC system's director of undergraduate admissions testified that even if a course provides all of the material and content expected by the university system, if it is taught from a Christian perspective, the course will be denied for college-prep credit. The director also testified that even though a history or science course includes all of the content required by the university system, it is deemed 'inaccurate' if it is taught from a Christian viewpoint."
Of course, this is calling the kettle black. According to the lawsuit, the UC system regularly accepts credits from high school classes such as "'Existential Literature,' 'Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Literature,' 'Intro to Buddhism,' and 'Feminist Issues Throughout U.S. History.'"

The Association of Christian Schools International has joined Calvary Chapel Christian School's lawsuit because of the impact such a lawsuit could have on how graduates of Christian schools are received by colleges and universities across the U.S.

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