Re: 'Despite being closed, San Diego Schools descend into wokeness' [Editorial, Village News, 12/31/20]

The source for the subject editorial is Christopher Rufo, identified as “a visiting fellow for domestic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation.” Where he is visiting from is the Discovery Institute.

The Discovery Institute is a politically conservative nonprofit think tank that advocates the pseudo-scientific concept of intelligent design (ID). “Though the Discovery Institute describes itself as a think tank ‘specializing in national and international affairs,’ the group's real purpose is to undercut church-state separation and turn public schools into religious indoctrination centers. That's unlikely to change anytime soon.” (Citizens United)

The Discovery Institute is also actively working to make climate change denial part of school curriculum. My point: Rufo is not at all concerned about indoctrination as such, rather, it’s who gets to do the indoctrination.

I have fought against the anti-science Discovery Institute’s efforts to undermine public school education for the past 15 years and will continue to do so. I want our children to receive a science-based, evidence driven education. And I want a science-literate leadership for our country.

Every time I think about our outgoing president’s failure to deal with the pandemic, and the numbers of needless deaths owing to his science-ignorance, I am moved to tears – and anger. I don’t want to ever see that happen to our country again.

John H. Terrell