[DOC] [TLE] Butler Act - Wikipedia [PAR] September 1, 1967 by Chapter No. 237, House Bill No. 48. The Butler Act was a 
1925 Tennessee law prohibiting public school teachers from denying the ... The 
law, "An act prohibiting the teaching of the Evolution Theory in all the Universities
, ... on the books until 1967, when teacher Gary L. Scott of Jacksboro, Tennessee,
... [DOC] [TLE] Creation and evolution in public education in the United States ... [PAR] In US schools, the Genesis creation narrative was generally taught as the origin 
of the universe and of life until Darwin's theories became widely accepted in the 
late 1800s. .... In 1967, the Tennessee public schools were threatened with 
another lawsuit over the Butler Act's constitutionality, and, fearing public reprisal,
... [DOC] [TLE] On This Day 91 Years Ago, It Became Illegal to Teach Evolution in ... [PAR] Mar 21, 2016 ... A major victory was won by Tennessee creationists on March 21, 1925, ... whole 
or in part by the public school funds of the State, to teach any theory ... It wasn't 
until 1967 that the Butler Act was finally removed from the books... [DOC] [TLE] Tennesse Anti-evolution Statute - UMKC School of Law [PAR] AN ACT prohibiting the teaching of the Evolution Theory in all the Universities, 
Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee, which are supported in ... 
1967. ______. CHAPTER NO. 237. House Bill No. 48. (By Smith, Galbreath, 
Bradley). [DOC] [TLE] Scopes Trial | HistoryNet [PAR] The Butler Act forbid the teaching of any theory that denied the biblical story of 
Creationism. ... The trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee, and was the result of a 
carefully .... 'I don't see how a teacher can teach biology without teaching 
evolution,' .... Not until April 196742 years after the Butler Law was passed, and 
12 years... [DOC] [TLE] Twenty Questions: What Have the Courts Said about the Teaching of ... [PAR] As editor of The American Biology Teacher, one of us (Moore) is often deluged ... 
However, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi passed laws in the 1920s that ... 
overturned, but the law used to convict Scopes remained in effect until 1967. ... 
they seek to preventteachers from discussing the theory of evolution because it
... [DOC] [TLE] Scopes Trial.docx - Teach Tennessee History [PAR] Charles Darwin laid out his Theory of Evolution by publishing The Origin of ... for 
debate House Bill 185, which made it illegal to teach any theory that man has ... 
At twenty-four, Scopes became a teacher of algebra, physics, and chemistry at .... 
of American thought, the Butler Act remained in place in Tennessee until 1967. [DOC] [TLE] What is the Butler Act? - Definition - About Evolution [PAR] The Butler Act made it illegal to teach evolution in Tennessee in 1925. ... Enacted 
on March 13, 1925 it remained a law until it was repealed May 13, 1967. ... or in 
part by the public school funds of the State, to teach any theory that denies the... [DOC] [TLE] Evolution Court Cases - Tungate [PAR] ... but teaching human evolution remained illegal in Tennessee until 1967. ... 
New Lenox School District that a prohibition against teaching creationism .... and 
appropriately required a science teacher to teach a scientific theory in biology 
class. [DOC] [TLE] Anti-Evolution and the Law - AntiEvolution.org [PAR] Jim Holt of Arkansas would make it illegal for public funds to be used to purchase 
... This bill mandated both the labelling of evolution as "a theory" and the ... to a 
higher court, the Butler Act remained the law of Tennessee until 1968. ... Kelly 
Segraves challenged the teaching of evolution in schools on the ... 1967, 
Tennessee. [DOC] [TLE] "Equal Space With Adam and Eve": Tennessee's "Genesis Bill" [PAR] In 1925, the state of Tennessee tried a Rhea County high school teacher who 
was ... Chapter 377 of the 1973 Public Acts of Tennessee, known officially as 
the Theory and Fact Law. .....

Question: Until 1967 it was illegal to teach this theory in Tennessee public schools
Answer: the theory of evolution