A former director of science education in Texas is suing over her creationist-row sacking last year.

Chris Comer was given the boot from the Texas Education Agency for forwarding an email notice of a speech by philosopher and anti-Creationist Barbara Forrest (see last year’s blog post). This, said the agency, violated its neutrality policy.

Now Comer wants payback, and her job back. Her suit, posted online by the National Center for Science Education says:

…the Agency’s firing of its Director of Science for not remaining ‘neutral’ on this subject … employs the symbolic and financial support of the State of Texas to achieve a religious purpose, and so has the purpose or effect of endorsing religion. By professing ‘neutrality’, the Agency credits creationism as a valid scientific theory.

If she wins it could mean the agency’s neutrality policy is ruled unlawful.

News coverage

Former state science director sues over intelligent design e-mail – The Dallas Morning News

Ex-science director sues Texas agency in creationism tiff – AP

Blog coverage

In Comer’s corner: Laelaps, Pharyngula.

In the Agency’s corner: I’m from Missouri

…doubtless there will be additions to this list in the coming days.