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The problem arises when one is completely proscribed from even mentioning the existence of current dispute about a subject. I have had long experience in both public schools and in colleges and university settings. Some things simply need to be stated in a sentence or two, such as: "There exists a number of people, even scientists, who dispute that evolution is the final word in the explanation of the origin of species. There is some research going on that attempts to validate their claims. But in this classroom, we will focus on the generally accepted scientific theory."
That's what I would say in a college class. But in a high school, for example - because public school allows only officially, politically, and legally sanctioned instruction - I would not say this.
As far as I am concerned, it is intellectually dishonest not to mention the existence of potentially competing theories that have some (emerging) basis in science.
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