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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus5/19/2013 9:08:45 pm PDT

This is America, 2013: Remember that school, whose 4th grade quiz that included creationism got all the buzz a couple of weeks ago? A few days ago I linked to a report that said the brouhaha over the quiz was actually helping the school, bringing them attention and helping them raise money (by playing the victim card.) MSN did a story a couple of days ago which a local Fox affiliate is recycling tonight:

SC Christian school gets boost from controversial ‘science’ quiz

Anyway, a local news outlet pours on with their own story:

Blue Ridge quiz ignites firestorm

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In what board chair Joy Hartsell says shows God is at work in the world, the controversy may be what saves the school from closing.

About six weeks ago, parents were told that the school would close May 31 because the founder and major donor would no longer make up the loss in operating expenses, said Diana Baker, the director.

“We may have found the path to get the money,” Hartsell said Friday.

So far, about $10,000 toward the $200,000 needed to stay open next fall has been received and more checks arrive in the mail every day, Baker said.

She said she received a $3,000 check on Thursday.

In addition, dozens of people have called, emailed or written letters to school officials, critics and supporters alike. One Christian organization in town sent Baker flowers.

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Baker said the school teaches all subjects from a Biblical perspective but does not require that students or parents all believe the same thing.

“You can have space for people to disagree,” she said. “We are teaching kids how to think. Part of what we do in every class is to teach kids to articulate what they believe.”

She said students are taught that evolution is a theory. Secular textbooks are used in the older grades, she said.

“Our students are well versed,” said Hartsell, who has three children in the school. “They know evolution. The big bang theory. They are taught what the world believes. We believe the Bible and we teach from that context.

The school is accredited and the teachers have high academic standards, Baker said. […]